After Surrey racked up 820-9 it's time to end this County Championship Kookaburra farce - or we'll get even more bore draws, says DAVID LLOYD
The idea is that the ball – used in almost all overseas nations, and considered to lose its shape quicker and go softer earlier – will give English bowlers experience of bowling in unfamiliar conditions and improve their skillset.
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