Also by the way on this you're only talking international cricket where a captain or team has two appeals
Most first class cricket they don't and every decision is simply made by the umpire and that includes run outs or even as basic as a four or six ( in that example if they aren't sure they will take the nearest fielders say)
So in international cricket some decisions are checked
In the vast majority of first class cricket none are checked.. zero
It should be used if the ref has made a mistake... not for the marginal tiny aspects that can be taken out of context when slowed down and looked at 10 times to convince yourself of something
If it's an obvious error it should stand out with one look and go yeah that's an error
Not look 15 times trying to find the error
The one in this match is for me a perfect example of that
I didn't need to look 15 times to see it was an error, but I would be prepared to if necessary. Offsides are black and white calls. It doesn't matter if it's 1 yard or 10, it's still offside, and it needs to be put right at the time, which it was.
I was obviously talking about international cricket, that usually have the facilities to correct errors at the time. It is the highest level of competition with the most at stake, and every resource should be made available to ensure that nothing is overlooked. Whether it's teams reviewing or umpires clarifying or third umpires ruling on no balls and run outs, that's what I meant by saying everything was checked.
On the other hand, last year's cricket world cup qualifiers had no DRS available, so nobody could appeal for anything. The first round didn't even have cameras let alone video umpires, which allowed wrong decisions to be made and countries eliminated after questionable calls. It annoys spectators and upsets players in any sport when wrong decisions are allowed to stand, and all the effort they've put in is wasted by something beyond their control, even more so when the issue is easily fixed.
There are about 20 minutes of stoppages in the average football game, ranging for everything from goal kicks to free kicks and throw ins, so there are plenty of breaks to check things. A minimum of 3 minutes are lost per game, just for substitutions. When we gain advantages such as the goal scored recently, I would have no issue with it if it was overturned, even after celebrating in good faith. People say it happened to us before, but when it has happened to us, I'm outraged. Two wrongs don't make a right.
You would not board a train or a plane or a bus or a boat, if you didn't trust the person in charge to always make the right decision. You wouldn't agree to have an operation if you thought your surgeon was error prone. I'm aware they are different situations but the principle is exactly the same. Errors at the very highest level are not tolerated, and certainly not when there's 100 million quid and/or people's livelihoods on the line, as there often is in our sport, and will be in the competitions we're in. Coaches can be and have lost their jobs this season, after games they didn't win when a wrong call was made. All just to cut corners and save a couple of minutes. That is not right on a sporting, or other level.
Tomorrow, every major decision will be proper and correct as per the laws of the game as they stand, however long it takes. VAR may not be needed to step in on the night itself, but someday soon, it will be.
