MCC wants change on ‘umpire’s call’ lbws

The MCC World Cricket Committee has welcomed the development of technology that could allow the third umpire to call no-balls, and it has also recommended that fielding teams should not lose a review for lbw decisions in the "umpire's call" zone. The committee has also commissioned a report into the balance between bat and ball, and specifically highlighted the quality and size of modern bats as an area of concern. It was the World Cricket Committee, an independent think-tank made up largely of former international cricketers, that six years ago recommended serious consideration be given to playing day-night Tests. The current committee, chaired by Mike Brearley, met this week in Adelaide in the lead-up to the inaugural day-night Test between...