ABU DHABI: The International Cricket Council is testing a new review system for TV umpires that aims to improve the accuracy and reduce the time taken to reach their decisions.

The Officiating Replay System (ORS), developed by Hawk-Eye, is being assessed by former elite panel umpire Simon Taufel, who is acting as a shadow umpire in the ongoing Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka test match.

Without influencing the decision making of TV umpire Sundaram Ravi, who has just one monitor and one camera angle of the onfield action, Taufel is able to view the direct feeds from all 16 cameras at the ground on two giant screens.

The ORS aims to help TV umpires make better decisions, more quickly, particularly when it comes to adjudging a no-ball or a clean catch.