Lack of quality to blame for Accies draw, says striker

Instead, the striker admits the holders simply were not good enough on the day to see out the tie after racing into a 2-0 lead.

Goals from Steven Whittaker and Miller meant Rangers should have been cruising but they were pegged back when Simon Mensing converted from the penalty spot.

There was further drama to come when Marco Paixao and Mickael Antoine-Curier both netted in first half injury-time to hand Accies the lead heading into the break.

Only a penalty in the second half saved Rangers' blushes against ten-man Hamilton – who had Richie Hastings dismissed late on – when Miller fired home to set up a replay at Ibrox.

He said: "I don't think there was complacency at all. We just didn't start the game.

"We found ourselves 2-0 up but we didn't play well. I don't think we passed the ball well at all in that first half. I don't think it was complacency – we just weren't to the level that we have been showing in the previous weeks. When we go 2-0 up against them, we should be seeing it out and pressing for three or four goals. To lose the goals in the manner in which we did was very disappointing."

Rangers also lost Steven Davis and top goalscorer Kris Boyd to injury during the explosive ten-minute spell which saw Accies haul themselves back into the game. And Miller admitted: "You maybe think it's written in the stars for them to come back and win the game. But we had to put a stop to that and put them under pressure in the second half.

"We got the goal that got us back into the game and hopefully we can get the right result at Ibrox."

Referee Charlie Richmond's decision to award the penalty for deliberate handball against debutant Stuart Elliott seemed dubious but Miller says the official called it correctly.

He said: "It's maybe a bit harsh on the lad but his hand was definitely down there and the ball went into his arm.

"It was stopping a pass going beyond that to one of our players. If it had been against us, we maybe would have thought it was a bit soft but I think it had to be given. It's a definite penalty."

Elliott disagreed with Miller's verdict on the decision, claiming: "I thought the penalty decision was a very soft decision, to be honest. I was on the ground and I didn't do it intentionally, I couldn't get my hand out of the way of the ball. It has cost us really.

"But these things happen and you just have to get on with it."

Hamilton midfielder Mensing was among the players questioning whether Richmond cost them a famous Scottish Cup victory by awarding Rangers their penalty. Mensing said: "Stu is down on the floor and whether he's stuck his arm out I don't know, these things happen."

Former Rangers midfielder Neil McCann, in his role as a Sky Sports pundit, said: "How on earth is he meant to get his hands out of the road?"

Accies boss Billy Reid, meanwhile, was keen to focus on his side's spirited fightback, saying: "It was a fantastic comeback in the first half. We got a break with our penalty then we were absolutely brilliant. We could have done better in the second half."