Erasmus and Tucker on elite panel of umpires
Published:Friday | June 4, 2010 | 12:48 PM
South Africa's Marais Erasmus and Australian Rodney Tucker were added to the elite panel of international cricket umpires today.
Erasmus will replace his countryman Rudi Koertzen, who will be retiring after officiating in the second test between Pakistan and Australia at Headingley in July.
Tucker will fill in for Englishman Mark Benson, who retired in February.
The 12-member elite panel of umpires also includes Billy Bowden (New Zealand), Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Steve Davis (Australia), Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka), Billy Doctrove (West Indies), Ian Gould (England), Daryl Harper (Australia), Tony Hill (New Zealand), Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and Simon Taufel (Australia).