Danny
18-05-2005, 05:55 PM
Finally the 12th man is in the game - That means an extra quick can be picked (forget about the extra bat). I can see it now.....McGrath, Gillespie, kaspa and Lee playing in a one dayer together. Look out!
Changes to give one-dayers bite
By Malcolm Conn
May 18, 2005
FOXSPORTS
ONE-DAY matches have been declared boring by the International Cricket Council.
And they are likely to be radically overhauled before the Super Series against the Rest of the World in Australia next October.
Fielding restrictions will be increased from 15 to 20 overs, with the last 10 overs to be used in blocks of five at the digression of the fielding captain.
The 12th man will be allowed to play, although only 11 will be allowed to field or bat.
A bowler who is a poor fielder can deliver his 10 overs then be replaced by a batsman who is a better fielder.
"To a great extent we wanted to take away the predictability of one-day cricket between the 16th and 40th to 42nd over," ICC cricket committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar said last night after a two-day meeting in Dubai.
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Currently batsmen usually tee off in the first 15 overs when only two fielders are allowed outside the inner circle then push the ball around to preserve wickets for a late dash once five men are permitted in the deep from the 16th over.
There will also be greater experimentation with technology during the three Super Series one-day matches in Melbourne and six-day Super Test in Sydney.
Umpires will be allowed to refer all decisions except clean catches to the third umpire before making a decision.
This includes inside edges for bat-pad catches and whether a batsman has hit the ball or it pitched outside leg stump for leg before wicket decisions.
The success of this trial will be assessed before any decision is made to introduce more technology into regular Test and one-day matches.
The radical changes recommended by the committee will require final approval from a meeting of the chief executives from the Test countries in London late next month. However ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed expects all the proposed changes to be adopted.
The Dubai meeting also recommended a complete ban on any substances other than a solid piece of wood being used in cricket bats, preventing the practice of "corking" to allow a lighter bat with a more concentrated sweet spot.
There will also be a ban on painting bats on either the back or front but Ricky Ponting will be able to use his controversial new bat until trials are conducted to determine if the graphite strip on the back adds to performance.
No law changes can be made until May next year at the earliest, when the Marylebone Cricket Club has its next laws review meeting.
In the mean time investigations will be carried out in conjunction with the ICC, MCC, bat manufacturers and selected universities.
The ICC's general manager of cricket, South African Dave Richardson, concedes that it will not be easy determining if the performance of a bat has been enhanced.
"You take one wooden bat, make it exactly the same way, and it hits the ball differently to another wooden bat," he said. "So I can imagine it's going to be quite difficult to set the criteria for determining in the first place whether there is any performance enhancement caused by a cover or any other aspect of the bat."
Changes to give one-dayers bite
By Malcolm Conn
May 18, 2005
FOXSPORTS
ONE-DAY matches have been declared boring by the International Cricket Council.
And they are likely to be radically overhauled before the Super Series against the Rest of the World in Australia next October.
Fielding restrictions will be increased from 15 to 20 overs, with the last 10 overs to be used in blocks of five at the digression of the fielding captain.
The 12th man will be allowed to play, although only 11 will be allowed to field or bat.
A bowler who is a poor fielder can deliver his 10 overs then be replaced by a batsman who is a better fielder.
"To a great extent we wanted to take away the predictability of one-day cricket between the 16th and 40th to 42nd over," ICC cricket committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar said last night after a two-day meeting in Dubai.
Advertisement:
Currently batsmen usually tee off in the first 15 overs when only two fielders are allowed outside the inner circle then push the ball around to preserve wickets for a late dash once five men are permitted in the deep from the 16th over.
There will also be greater experimentation with technology during the three Super Series one-day matches in Melbourne and six-day Super Test in Sydney.
Umpires will be allowed to refer all decisions except clean catches to the third umpire before making a decision.
This includes inside edges for bat-pad catches and whether a batsman has hit the ball or it pitched outside leg stump for leg before wicket decisions.
The success of this trial will be assessed before any decision is made to introduce more technology into regular Test and one-day matches.
The radical changes recommended by the committee will require final approval from a meeting of the chief executives from the Test countries in London late next month. However ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed expects all the proposed changes to be adopted.
The Dubai meeting also recommended a complete ban on any substances other than a solid piece of wood being used in cricket bats, preventing the practice of "corking" to allow a lighter bat with a more concentrated sweet spot.
There will also be a ban on painting bats on either the back or front but Ricky Ponting will be able to use his controversial new bat until trials are conducted to determine if the graphite strip on the back adds to performance.
No law changes can be made until May next year at the earliest, when the Marylebone Cricket Club has its next laws review meeting.
In the mean time investigations will be carried out in conjunction with the ICC, MCC, bat manufacturers and selected universities.
The ICC's general manager of cricket, South African Dave Richardson, concedes that it will not be easy determining if the performance of a bat has been enhanced.
"You take one wooden bat, make it exactly the same way, and it hits the ball differently to another wooden bat," he said. "So I can imagine it's going to be quite difficult to set the criteria for determining in the first place whether there is any performance enhancement caused by a cover or any other aspect of the bat."