MattDavies published James Taylor: Coin toss changes an interesting development but it...

James Taylor believes the scrapping of the mandatory coin toss before County Championship games next season presents an interesting new dimension to matches. Away teams will have the option to bowl first next summer and should they decline, the toss will then take place as normal as part of a new ECB trial. The move is designed to help develop spin bowling and reduce the number of 'green top' surfaces that favour medium pace bowlers and, in the eyes of the ECB, means batsmen are less...