Mohammed Siraj’s wicket from the fifth day of the third Test had given the fans a walk down memory lane from the 1999 Chennai Test match when the former Indian bowler, Javagal Srinath, also was dismissed in the same fashion. At Lord’s, Siraj’s dismissal brought an end to India’s stay against England with a 22-run defeat.

It was the Shoaib Bashir ball to which Siraj tried to defend. The mistake he made was not being attentive to the ball, which popped up in the air and bounced on the seam to hit the stumps. It was just a dramatic end to the game as Ravindra Jadeja stood there alone on the other end with his hands on his head, looking at the heavens.

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It took the fans back to the 1999 Chennai Test match, when Saqlain Mushtaq tried the same sort of ball to which Srinath defended, and the ball bounced just before the stumps to break the furniture. It was nearly the same emotion for the Pakistan players and the fans as the England players and their fans had at Lord’s.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj matches Javagal Srinath's dismissal against Pakistan in 1999 Chennai Test

Both teams came into the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar series with a 1-1 margin. Even after three days’ of hard batting, no one was able to get the better of the other one, as they finished with the first innings score of 287 as Joe Root and KL Rahul celebrated their centuries from the respective camps.

Siraj’s last wicket today brought back memories of Javagal Srinath’s dismissal by Saqlain Mushtaq in the 1999 Chennai Test. Both moments were heartbreakers! #ENGvIND 🏏 pic.twitter.com/EWCC1yGV5i

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In the second innings, England kept coming hard against Inda, who also kept on picking wickets at regular intervals. Joe Root again showed courage and batted beautifully before going back to the hut on a brain fade. Washington Sundar picked up four crucial wickets in the second innings of their bowling.

The chase of 193 was going to be a tough one, and it became even harder after the visitors lost four wickets in the third evening. They again lost three in the first 40 minutes of the chase. That was nearly the end of the game, apart from Ravindra Jadeja, who stretched it till the end to keep the hopes of the fans.

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has raised serious concerns over the performance of TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the first Test against Australia in Barbados. Following a series of controversial decisions on Day 2, Sammy reportedly met with match referee Javagal Srinath seeking clarity on multiple calls that went against the West Indies. He also recalled similar frustrations with Holdstock's officiating during the recent ODI series in England, where the South African served as TV umpire twice and stood on-field in another game.

Two incidents in particular left the West Indies camp dismayed. The first involved the dismissal of captain Roston Chase, adjudged lbw to Pat Cummins despite what Sammy and the team believed was a clear inside edge. The second was the decision to give Shai Hope out caught behind off Beau Webster, a catch ruled clean upon review by the third umpire. Sammy, frustrated, said, "We are just trying to find some sort of understanding as to what the process is... We only hope for consistency. That’s all we could ask for. When there is doubt in something, just be consistent across the board."

Sammy didn’t mince words, stating that doubts about this particular umpire's consistency began during the England series. "Yeah, look, you don't want to get yourself in a situation where you're wondering about certain umpires. Is there something against this team? But when you see decision after decision, then it raises the question," he said. "So I want to have that conversation as to the process... so we could all be clear. Because, at the end of the day, you don’t want to be going into a Test match not trusting the umpires."

Sammy seeks clarity amid growing frustration

While Sammy stopped short of confirming whether a formal complaint would be filed, he admitted to having questions. "You'll have to wait and see for that," he said when asked about lodging an official protest. Speaking specifically about Chase's dismissal, which broke a 67-run partnership with Hope, he added, "In our opinion, we saw the ball deviate onto the pad." On Hope's catch, Sammy referenced a similar incident from the previous day, when a catch taken by Hope to dismiss Travis Head was ruled not to have carried. "I'm just saying, judge what you see," Sammy remarked. "Again, I don't know what he's seen, but from the images that we've seen, the decisions are not fair enough for both teams. I just want fairness."

Sammy reportedly met with match referee Javagal Srinath after the day's play to seek clarification regarding multiple decisions that didn't go in the West Indies' favour.#WIvsAUShttps://t.co/f4VeMvn1IX

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Australia, too, shared some of the unease. On Day 2, they had an lbw review against Chase turned down due to “insufficient evidence,” despite replays suggesting a pad-first impact. Mitchell Starc voiced doubts about the syncing of visuals and audio. "As players, you can only ask a question. We don't use the technology to make that decision... it sort of felt like, or looked like, the Snicko and the images were out of sync," he said. Sammy, aware of the boundaries when commenting on officials, had already instructed his players not to speak publicly. "We know the rules. We know fines are going all across the board... but look at the Test match (us) against our own selves, some of these decisions, and we're still in a position to win," he added.