Yeah, it does invite accusations, even if they're unfounded.I don't know how short-handed they were with umpires, but to avoid exactly this kind of situation it would've been very nice to not send an English one into this match.
Maybe a hybrid then? For now automate the height rule (since it's still the most complained about) and leave the human to focus on other types of fault.For me, the human element in service judging is not a positive though, all it does is add inconsistency. They cant express personality as they hardly interact with the players or game, sometimes not at all.
A cyborg service judge would look kind of cool
