Michael Vaughan was adamant that he was right not to walk for the catch claimed by Justin Langer on the first morning of the second Test at Adelaide. Some broadcasters criticised Vaughan for standing his ground, but his decision was vindicated when the third umpire ruled that replays were inconclusive and gave him not out. "At first I thought I was gone," Vaughan. "But there was a suspicion in my mind that the ball had touched the ground, that's why I stood my ground. The umpire asked for the replays and they suggested the ball had touched the ground. I'm in my right to do that. I didn't make the rules that you can call for the replays, but now they've done that I think a lot of batsmen will do exactly what I did today."

While Vaughan might have been happy that he was right to stand his ground, John Buchanan, Australia's coach, was less impressed. "Justin honestly believes he took the catch and that's good enough for me," he said. "Some replays actually showed he did, others were inconclusive."

Buchanan felt that the responsibility for dismissals had to be referred back to players, rather than relying on inconclusive video technology. "There's probably confusion in the minds of everyone because while the ICC rule is invoked, that is being able to refer catches to the third umpire, then there will be an element of 'if we wait then technology may rule in our favour'. My view is that we should use technology provided that is reliable and valid."

But in Vaughan's mind the incident did not take away from his innings, although his dismissal to the last ball of the day did leave him a little disappointed. "That's probably my best century," he said. "At the beginning of play if someone said 'You'll get 177', I'd have taken that. I'd probably have grabbed someone's hands off, to be honest.

"The Australians are always asking questions, they have a fantastic attack. To score a hundred against Australia in Australia has to be the pinnacle."

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