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Refer or defer?

Image: Waiting game: England's players wait to hear the result of Andrew Flintoff's appeal against Devon Smith

Join the Sky Sports debate on the use of referrals in England's Test series in the West Indies.

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Join the Sky Sports debate on the use of referrals in Windies

England have witnessed the highs and lows of the initiative to allow referrals in the Test series with the West Indies but what do you think of the idea? The tourists successfully challenged a leg-before decision against opener Devon Smith during the West Indies' first innings. But they were denied another when New Zealander Tony Hill chose to overturn his initial inkling to give Ramnaresh Sarwan out lbw to Steve Harmison after receiving advice from television official Daryl Harper. Players in the series have given the new technology a mixed reaction but what do you think of the initiative? Should we continue to defer to the on-field umpires to make the key decisions or should players have the option of a referral. Does the initiative undermine the umpires' authority? Does it slow the game down unnecessarily? Let us know your thoughts using the form below...