The Saga of UDRS

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Dear All, The UDRS is still an enigma and quite frankly, it is irritating. I say it is irritating because, the system was introduced to reduce errors. But unfortunately, there were some mistakes were not corrected. I am not suggesting that, these corrections (if it were made), would have affected the result at all...!!! May be instead of a four day win, England would have done it in five days...!!! :D This series, it was decided that the Hawk Eye would not be used and it would be just the services of the Hot Spot. It was also decided that the LBWs will be left up to the umpires on the field...!!!! NOW .. What a blunder that was...!!! Let me explain...!!! Sadly, Umpire Marais Erasmus had a very bad test match and made a few errors. VVS Lakshman supposedly edged a delivery to which every one appealed and the initial decision was OUT... But the batsman referred it and the Snickometer failed to detect an edge...!!! Then, later in the innings, Harbhajan's wicket (the second wicket of Stuart Broad's Hat- trick), was actually a huge inside edge...!!! Stuart Broad probably deserved a hat- trick, the way he bowled. Yes, but at that point of time, Harbhajan was actually not out...!!!.. The point I am trying to make is, if someone can refer the decision, when a batsman is given out or not out for an edge or no edge, why can't an LBW decision be reversed in case of an inside edge or lack of it???? I am all for UDRS. The idea is to reduce errors. But then the ICC has to decide where to use it and how to use it... They have to identify the areas where maximum errors are made and use the UDRS there and wisely...!!!! And India... Shut up and just use the UDRS....!!!!! Share your views...!!! Balu