An overhaul for the 50-over format
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Getty Images
The 50-over game is in serious trouble with the England and South African boards doing away with it in domestic fixtures. And with Cricket Australia having one more year left with its Ford sponsorship of the domestic 50-over competition, Dean Jones believes it's high time that ODIs need to be revamped. Different formats of 40 overs each, changing a six to an 'eight', no overthrows when the fielders hit the stumps along with three on-field umpires, are his proposals in the Age.
One umpire would stand at the bowler's end, one at square leg and the other umpire side-on at the bowler's end watching for no-balls. This would allow the umpire at the bowler's end to concentrate on the speed and line of the delivery and not worry about the bowler's feet. This will give the umpires that spilt second of time they crave for to make better decisions. Umpires would also rotate every innings.