Former international umpire Simon Taufel has stated that he would like to see the International Cricket Council (ICC) own the technology used in cricket, rather than broadcasters having to supply and pay for it. The 54-year-old stated that there was no accountability when third-party authorities made decisions, regardless of whether it involved those providing the technology or the broadcasters. Taufel’s comments about ICC owning the technology came a few weeks after Australian paceman Mitchell Starc had suggested that cricket’s governing body should consider footing the bill for the technology used in the game and questioned why there was no uniformity in the technology used globally. “I’d love to see the ICC actually own technology, rather than it being supplied by the broadcasters and paid for by the broadcasters. I think if the ICC was able to look at a way to fund owning the technology and actually be in control – because now we have more, we have more third-party people who are responsible for decision-making, whether that’s the technology provider or the broadcaster – …