Jack Leach compared two contentious decisions by the third umpire to the furore over football’s VAR after feeling “a little bit angry” at being denied a third wicket on day one of the second Test in Chennai. Some typically sharp glovework from Ben Foakes during the final session appeared to have India’s Rohit Sharma stumped off Leach on 159. But the third umpire, Anil Chaudhary, who was slightly hampered by just a couple of available replays, swiftly ruled it not out. While that call was not entirely clear-cut, there was little doubt an error took place four overs later when England reviewed a catch to short-leg off Ajinkya Rahane on 66 – one that had hit the pad and then went on to tickle the glove – only to have it struck down. Chaudhary, acting as the third umpire for the first time in Tests, had been looking for an initial inside edge but did not check for any contact afterwards. Even when England protested on the field, the officials went back to check for lbw and did not review footage of the missed contact. Sharma and Rahane were removed soon after their respective reprieves and England had their lost review reinstated by the match referee, Javagal Srinath, to end the day with two, but Leach felt slightly aggrieved at only accounting for one of the two batsmen and finishing with figures of two for 78. “It’s a bit like VAR today, still controversial even though you’ve got the video there,” said Leach, the bowler for both. “There’s nothing I can do. At the time [of the Rahane decision] I was a little bit angry, but [Moeen Ali] getting his wicket the next over makes it a little bit easier and it’s not cost us too much.” Asked about England’s initial response, Leach replied: “We were trying to get them to roll it through because we felt [the contact] had come after. They checked for lbw, which we knew wasn’t out. “They said they were checking it, and then the lbw came up and we were saying: ‘No, no, no, check the other one’ and that was it,” he added. “I got the impression that they hadn’t checked it. That’s all right, it’s obviously a mistake and these things happen.” Leach was less certain about the earlier stumping chance but Paul Collingwood, the England assistant coach who is due to arrive on tour next week, queried the lack of replays available to the third umpire from host broadcasters Star Sports. He tweeted: “Erm how many cameras in the ground @StarSportsIndia and there’s only one angle apart from stump cam for that @ImRo45 stumping? Surprising ...”