Amid a number of new ICC rule changes, one notable rule has remained untouched - the short-pitch bowling law.
A controversial aspect of the game of cricket due to the damage it can cause to batters, rules surrounding 'bouncers' will remain the same.
In the latest episode of Seams Legal, Melinda Farrell speaks with the MCC's Guardian of the Laws Fraser Stewart to explain the complexities of the rule.
"The law has always been that short-pitch bowling is allowed as a sort of a fair delivery if it passes up to ... the head height of the striker standing upright at the crease," Steward says.
"If it goes over the striker's head, under law it's a no-ball."
As Fraser goes on to explain, there are more interesting subtleties to the rule, however.
"If the umpire feels that the striker is basically, to put in simple terms, not good enough to face that that type of bowling and is in danger, the law says the umpire must take into account the skill of the striker," he adds.
Watch the full video below:
