Sunil Gavaskar, writing in dreamcricket.com, feels it is unfortunate that the umpire referral system will not be used in the India-Australia Test series. He also writes about the timing of Laxman’s removal from captaincy of the Deccan Chargers team and Sourav Ganguly’s puzzling absence from the NCA camp in Bangalore.

On pitches that will help spin and with fielders surrounding the batsman, the system would have been a big help in defusing potential confrontation situations and that's why it is a pity that it wont be used in this series. Not many "walk" these days and that can lead to a feeling of frustration if the reprieved player goes on to play a match turning innings as happened last season.