Ricky Ponting and Nasser Hussain suggest ways to force players to give fans a full day's play, after Australia and England are punished for slow over rates during the Ashes.
Despite England being famed for their rapid batting under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, that has not extended to their bowling, with regular field changes between balls taking time and requiring lengthy discussions on the field.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was shocked that teams were still not hitting the designated 90 overs a day despite almost always playing an extra half an hour beyond the scheduled close of play."The players have to take responsibility [and] I think the umpires can be more active in it as well.
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