Kevin Rudd joins former cricketing greats to condemn umpire review fiasco Leading cricket commentators in Australia and England have united to condemn third umpire Kumar Dharmasena's DRS howler on Day One at Old Trafford. OUTRAGE over the dreadful video umpire decision to uphold a caught behind against Usman Khawaja during the opening day of the third Test has gone right to the top. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined former greats, commentators and the masses on twitter to condemn the combined incompetence of onfield umpire Tony Hill and DRS umpire Kumar Dharmasena. I've just sat down to watch the Test. That was one of the worst cricket umpiring decisions I have ever seen," the Prime Minister tweeted as #disgrace trended on twitter. Shane Warne was dumbfounded how Dharmasena upheld Hill's decision. "I can't believe that," said Warne, who was at Old Trafford as a commentator. It's just a staggering decision. The technology has shown clearly that there was enough evidence to overturn a mistake. There was no hot spot, there was no noise, so you just expect that (to be) given not out. It clearly showed his bat hit his pad. There was daylight between bat and ball, there was no hot spot, and no noise. The only noise was when his bat hit his pad. That's a shocker, that's an absolute shocking decision. That is a ridiculous decision. Australia's Usman Khawaja leaves the field after being given out. Fox commentators Brendon Julian, Greg Blewett and Damien Fleming were similarly nonplussed, with Blewett claiming he had to be careful what he said in case he swore on television. Usually measured former Australian international Tom Moody was outraged. That is an unbelievable decision what a joke by both on & off field umpires, covering each others backsides!! Moody tweeted. Former England captain Michael Vaughan agreed. He tweeted: "Feel for a young player who is trying to make his way in the game.... Really poor decision.... Another former England captain, Alec Stewart, joined in. That is a ridiculous decision by both the on & off field umpires. DRS creating yet more controversy. Any wonder players don't walk! Stewart tweeted. Australian Cricketers" Association chief executive Paul Marsh called for sackings. That is the most disgraceful decision I've ever seen. What an absolute joke. Put that down to human error - no fault of DRS," Marsh tweeted. The bit people are missing is that technology gave the umpires all they needed to overturn that. Complete incompetence. Jobs should be lost. And the outrage wasn't restricted just to words. No sooner had Khawaja trudged back to the Old Trafford pavilion than the 'Meme Machines' of cyberspace had swung into gear. The dreadful decision by third umpire Dharmasena to uphold an incorrect caught behind ruling to Khawaja inflamed fans and commentators alike. The crowd watch yesterday's play. But the Twitterati could not match wits with the meme-o-sphere, who employed the likes of Homer Simpson, guide dogs and blindfolded men to illustrate the absurdity of the decision. Their attempts at humour presumably brought little joy to Khawaja, however. Fighting to hold down the No. 3 spot, the talented left-handed will have to wait a couple of days before having the opportunity to make amends for his first innings total of one.