Australia captain Tim Paine admitted he was having mares after failing to review umpiring decisions in the fifth Ashes Test. Joe Denly, who went on to score 94, should have been out to Mitchell Marsh when he was on 54 but they chose not to review the decision. Later Tim Paine failed to review a not-out decision against Jos Buttler after an appeal for lbw, where the replays showed Nathan Lyon’s delivery would have hit the stumps.

“I’m getting it wrong,” said Tim Paine. “I don’t know what else to say. We’re having a mare (nightmare). We’ve got it wrong. It’s fast,” he added. “It’s a tough job as I’ve said throughout the whole Test series. I’ve got a new respect for umpiring, particularly in Test cricket because it’s a hard job.”

While he was asked what he could do about it, he said that he would enrol in “umpiring school” after returning home to Australia. His captaincy came under the scanner after their defeat in the third Test at Headingley and he said he would be putting someone else for the reviews.

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Paine said it was difficult to judge from behind the stumps, saying he was not sure where the ball hit Joe Denly, for example. The skipper said his team, will surely retain the Ashes urn as they still have a chance to win the series outright.

“The only thing that’s been a bit upsetting this Test match is our catching and our referrals but that’s not anything new,” Tim Paine added.