• Removing the batting powerplay
• Allowing five fielders outside the 30m circle between the 41st and 50th overs
• Removing the need for two fielders to be in catching positions in the first 10 overs.
The upshot is for two fielders to be allowed outside the circle in the first 10 overs, that increases to four for the next 30 overs, and five for the last 10 overs.
The move should give captains more scope to cover the field, provided their bowlers comply with tactics.
No changes are expected on the increased size of bats, the shrinking of boundaries and the durability of the white ball.
Yesterday Ross Taylor scored 119 off 96 balls to earn man-of-the-match as part of New Zealand's 398 for five. That total was enough to beat England by 13 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis Method.
He can see why the format needs tweaking.
"Any time 763 runs are scored makes for an awesome spectacle, but having an extra man inside the ring in those last 10 overs makes it much easier.
"It's probably harder to bowl in one-dayers than T20s at the moment, which doesn't seem right. The new rules, if they're passed, will make bowling easier."
However, it's unlikely to swing back into bowlers' favour much.
Speaking during the World Cup, ICC boss Dave Richardson welcomed the resurgence of ODIs which, in his view, was due to batting dominance. "I like the way it's going with more scores in excess of 300," he said. "Yorkers used to guarantee dot balls but now batsmen are adapting by going down on one knee and bowlers have counter-attacked with slower ball bouncers.
"We see wonderful batting practitioners like AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle. But look at a bowler like Daniel Vettori; he can still outsmart batsmen without needing too much assistance from the wicket.
"[In ODIs] you can see a century constructed patiently or bowlers given the chance to bowl several spells to a plan - 50-over cricket can still be the perfect day out. Gone are the days of relying on containment. You need to take wickets with attacking bowling and captaincy."
ODI cricket effectively dusted off its CV at the tournament in a bid for future employment.
Regular totals in excess of 400 and the dismantling of the double century-barrier reduced the boredom quotient. Batsmen have less fear of failure and can manufacture 360-degree wagon wheels after years in the T20 laboratory.
Bowlers also dominated on several occasions, helped by the use of two new balls and an adapted armoury of cross-seamers, slower balls, slower-ball bouncers and wide yorkers. The performances of Tim Southee (seven for 33 v England), Mitchell Starc ( 6-28 v New Zealand) and Trent Boult ( 5-27 v Australia) were among the finest swing bowling performances seen in the format.
Ford, the driving force behind the Black Caps
