There were mixed reviews for the new referrral system from the Australian and West Indies players at the Adelaide Oval.
Chanderpaul given out on second appeal
There were mixed reviews for the new referrral system from the Australian and West Indies players after the third umpire was called upon three times on the opening day of the second Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was involved in two of the referrals, with the Australians challenging the umpire's 'not out' call in response to their caught behind appeals.
The Windies batsman survived the first challenge but was given out on the second, despite television replays not conclusively showing the left-hander had feathered the ball through to Brad Haddin.
Doug Bollinger was the bowler during the first incident. "I thought it was out so I went up, that's all I can say. With the referral system that's the hand you get dealt so you've got to turn around and keep bashing away, there's not much I can do," he said.
"You've got to take the good with the bad, I'm not going to carry on about it, I'm just going to carry on with the job and we didn't let it us bother it too much."
Century maker Dwayne Bravo made a challenge during his innings, standing his ground when he was deemed lbw in the third session.
"Sometimes it will work for you, sometimes it works against you," he said. "We have to understand that it's a part of the game now and we have to work with it and accept it.
Respect
"The umpires are still in charge and whatever decision they make we respect that.
"It's very difficult to hear (nicks) when they are standing like 25 yards back. At times you nick the ball as batters and you actually don't know. I have no problem with it."
The West Indies won the toss, elected to bat and reached 336 for six at stumps.
Bravo added: "We are really happy to be in this position that we are in today and am looking forward to the next four days.
"We know we will not be bowled out again like that in this series and it's going to be more difficult now to beat us. We all respect the Australian team and we hope with this performance we'll get a bit more respect from them also."
Bollinger added: "It's pretty even at the moment. I think we've got to try and get a couple of quick wickets tomorrow morning and we've just got the new ball, it's only five or six overs old, and if we can grab a few quick ones it's game on."
Australia lead the series 1-0 after an innings victory at the Gabba in the first Test.
