Umpire Ian Gould adjudged that Johnson had edged the ball to West Indies wicketkeeper Dinesh Ramdin, however, third umpire Mark Benson did not find enough evidence to overturn Gould's decision after watching slow-motion replay, hotspot technology and on-field microphones.
The XFL was, on the evidence of its ratings, bad television-- despite the stripperesque cheerleaders, microphones on the field, and a putatively more violent form of play.
The league also is planning to introduce wireless Internet in every stadium and to create smartphone apps that could let fans listen to players wearing microphones on the field.