Fast bowlers will be delighted, spinners less so by one of the key ODI recommendations from the International Cricket Council's powerful cricket committee.
If the committee's recommendations from its meeting in London are approved by the ICC at its annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur late this month, the quicks will be allowed two bouncers instead of one per over in ODIs, but teams lose one outfielder - down from five to four - outside the 30m circle for all non-powerplay overs.
While the first part of that plan helps redress the imbalance of batsmen knowing they can plan their attack with front foot intent for the rest of a seamer's over once the solitary bouncer is out of the way, spinners should worry at the second aspect.
It means one less area can be covered when batsmen are on the charge. Spinners will be more vulnerable to the slog approach and on the larger outfields, such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground, could find themselves scratching their heads, vainly plugging gaps only to expose another large section of turf.
Last year the committee brought two changes in for ODIs, a new ball at each end and compelling teams to take powerplays between the 16th and 40th overs, the latter in a bid to spice up that often-dreary period of quiet accumulation through the middle of an innings.
