However, it has added a further element to the referee's pre-match ritual with officials now needingtotest the system 90 minutes before every match to determine whether the technology is working as expected.
England's humiliating loss within three days to Australia in the fourth Test in Leeds means they now go into the final Test, which begins on 20 August, needingto win to reclaim the Ashes.
Warwickshire resumed still needing an unlikely 178 to win with only four wickets remaining - and a lot resting on England Test hopeful Trott's shoulders.