KOLKATA, Jan 20: England have sent a letter of complaint to ICC match referee Denis Lindsay about the standard of umpiring during Saturday’s one-day international against India, the BBC reported on Sunday.

India won the match in Calcutta, the first in a six-game series, by 22 runs, but England were upset over the leg before wicket decision made against opener Marcus Trescothick which they viewed as the key factor in their defeat.

“We’ve put a letter into the match referee stating our concerns over the officials last night,” coach Duncan Fletcher was quoted as saying. “We felt the standard of umpiring was not up to international standard.”

“We’re absolutely frustrated by those sorts of things,” England captain Nasser Hussain said after the match.

“But I would not like to dwell on them. The decision happened, let’s put that behind us. We’ve got to get on with the game.”

Fletcher stressed the need for neutral umpires in all international cricket matches.—Reuters