Rules I'd Change

If the ball doesn't touch the rope, it shouldn't be a four

It will prompt captains and bowlers to actively seek wickets rather than wait for pressure points to build

Bring Test cricket's great strength to cricket's money-making format

It's time to tip the scales slightly in favour of the bowling side, and thereby improve the quality of the contest

Too many players escape being dismissed by pretending to play the ball

Take a leaf out of baseball and give fielders a chance to aim for a higher level of achievement

If the ball ricochets off the stumps after an attempted run-out, why should it benefit the batsman?

It only serves to devalue the next game, especially if it's a crucial one

Do not allow today's well-armoured batsmen to get runs when they let the ball hit their bodies rather than their bats

Why put a batsman at a disadvantage for a bowler's rudimentary mistake of colliding with the stumps?

Allowing a batsman to play a legitimate delivery without the fear of losing his wicket goes against the fundamentals of cricket

That'll reduce the number of illegal deliveries bowled, improve over rates, and give umpires more time to spend on the important decisions

A handled-the-ball dismissal should count towards a bowler's wicket tally

In the first of our new series on cricket rules and laws that could do with changing, we examine the case for unlimited short-pitched bowling in Tests