THE best team will win this Ashes series – and the introduction of technology has helped to achieve the correct outcome.

Few can argue that England have played the best cricket over the five matches, and they have been helped along the way by the decision review system.

In the current Test match, Alastair Cook was reprieved on 61 when his dismissal to Michael Beer was shown to be a no-ball.

The Essex man went to make a magnificent 189. A similar thing happened to Matt Prior in the Fourth Test and the wicketkeeper subsequently took the game away from the Aussies with 85 runs.

Rewind back to the First Test, when England started their second innings 221 runs behind their hosts, and Andrew Strauss, who was on a pair, was given out lbw to Ben Hilfenhaus. He reviewed the decision, sensing the magnitude of its importance, and it was rightly overturned by the third umpire.

The skipper then hit 110 in England’s 517-1 and his side have had the majority of the momentum ever since.

Anyone who doubts technology should look at these three big decisions and eat some humble pie.

Admittedly, the cameras have struggled to give a definitive decision on some extremely low catches but they have certainly proved to be an invaluable aid to umpires, players and supporters alike.

Technology is not perfect but, thankfully, cricket is embracing the future and it is better to get the majority of decisions spot-on, rather than having to rely on the limitations of the human eye.

Without the decision review system, Cook would have scored around 300 runs less in the series.

Surely giving such talented players the chance to entertain the crowds is much better than having them sat in the dressing room dwelling on another bad decision?