Michael holding has slammed the umpiring during West Indies’ loss to Australia on Thursday as “atrocious”, while Carlos Brathwaite described some decisions as “frustrating” and “dodgy” and suggested that West Indies players are on the wrong end of decisions more often than their opponents.

He denied, however, that the decisions had cost them the match in a hard-fought 15-run defeat to Australia at Trent bridge.

The umpires, Chris Gaffney and Ruchira Palliyaguruge, had four decisions overturned between them and Gaffaney also missed a blatant front foot no-ball from Mitchell Starc that preceded the delivery that claimed the wicket of Chris Gayle.

If the no-ball had been called, Gayle would have had a free hit on what was ultimately the wicket-ball.

Holding, commentating on the ICCC’s world television feed, was even more scathing, extending his criticism to the umpires’ handling of the Australian bowlers’ appeals for wickets.

Meanwhile Carlos Brathwaite suggested it was not unusual for umpiring decisions to go against West Indies players and this match was just the latest example.