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Unless a ball has been deliberately tampered with, it should not be changed. 

 

If it has been naturally bent out of shape thanks to pitch or the batsmen hitting it out of shape, bowling sides should not be allowed to change it.

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With the rate of scoring these days and reduced over rate, the new ball should be made available after 60 overs.

Secondly the bowling team can continue to decide every over after the 60th if they would bowl it with the new one or the old one till the 80th over post which it has to be the new one.

 

 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Unless a ball has been deliberately tampered with, it should not be changed. 

 

If it has been naturally bent out of shape thanks to pitch or the batsmen hitting it out of shape, bowling sides should not be allowed to change it.

Was it out of shape? Umpires and ICC need to document every ball change and its reasons.

Posted
1 minute ago, putrevus said:

England bowlers should be thanking umpires for changing the ball. This is not the first time they have successfully changed the ball for them.

Changing is legit but England changing according to conditions is almost cheating. 

Posted
2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Changing is legit but England changing according to conditions is almost cheating. 

Changing is legit, question remains is why was it changed.

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2 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Was it out of shape? Umpires and ICC need to document every ball change and its reasons.

They use a hoop but that's stupid. In certain conditions, batsmen will hit the ball put of shape to ensure the ball doesn't move. 

 

Why should batters be penalized for successfully executing that. And to top it off, the umpires gave them a significantly newer ball 

 

Also there is a concerted effort to change the ball by England. Even Athers mentioned it yesterday . Jimmy told Stokes " We need to get rid of that one"

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Bowling early in the day vs late evening makes so much difference in England.

 

India got screwed in 2019 semifinals when it was forced to bat under heavy conditions the next day.

Posted
1 minute ago, Nikhil_cric said:

They use a hoop but that's stupid. In certain conditions, batsmen will hit the ball put of shape to ensure the ball doesn't move. 

 

Why should batters be penalized for successfully executing that. And to top it off, the umpires gave them a significantly newer ball 

 

Also there is a concerted effort to change the ball by England. Even Athers mentioned it yesterday . Jimmy told Stokes " We need to get rid of that one"

I know they pass it thru hoop, but did England do anything to get it out shape?

 

Battting team also needs to have a say once they see the changed ball is swinging, they should be able to ask it to be changed also.

 

 

Posted
Just now, putrevus said:

I know they pass it thru hoop, but did England do anything to get it out shape?

 

Battting team also needs to have a say once they see the changed ball is swinging, they should be able to ask it to be changed also.

 

 

Wood bowled a bouncer to hit Khawaja and then got it changed. 

Posted
7 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Changing is legit, question remains is why was it changed.

Out of shape. But why change with ball which is so dissimilar to previous one.

Posted
1 minute ago, Nikhil_cric said:

Wood bowled a bouncer to hit Khawaja and then got it changed. 

Wonderful. Ball is everything in cricket. England have mastered the art of getting the ball changed. 

Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Out of shape. But why change with ball which is so dissimilar to previous one.

Spot on, who decides that the changed ball is the right one.Can batting team have a say in it.

Edited by putrevus

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