Former England captain Michael Vaughan:
When this happens on the fifth day, you have to bowl 90 overs. I do not know why one day, two, three or four we watch the game playing at the speed of a snail.
Five days when players and umpires know that 90 will have to bowl, they are running around. The more informal beverages will break.
I will make it simple. You will have to bowl 90 overs a day regardless of time.
BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnue:
I have spent 30 years on over-rates. It is boring on its face but it is really really important because it is just a terrible form.
You may not have to bend for 15 overs. This is completely unacceptable.
It is like going to the cinema, seeing Pearl and Dean and then the lights move forward and you are thrown out. Penalty does not work.
Now teams have time for breaks, but they should be punished on it. There should be a stop clock for the drink brake. Every time someone comes to the ground to bring gloves or drinks on the watch, it should start and count against that team.
Then you have to score a penalty run. This is considered the only currency player.
Test Match Special Statistics Andy Zaltzman:
The general drama in Test cricket is really good, but certainly it will be improved due to higher day.
Now there is a clock between the overs and the only problem is that the players completely ignore it.
You need a run-in-game fine against batting or bowling side. If they are clearly wasting time, perhaps with a green or yellow card warning system.
Former England captain Sir Elstaire Cook:
This issue has been going on for years.
I am not blaming the players. This is the time for ICC and umpires to step. The speed of the game is their responsibility. Drinks need to be broken.
As players you will always carry boundaries. The beginning of 10:30 will allow another half an hour, but simply will add the overall issue.
The last thing you are as a captain that you are worried about is the speed of the game. You know about it because you get a fine, but the game is far more important for you. This is about winning that moment.
BBC Cricket Commentator Simon Mann:
We need a proper punishment to focus the minds of the players. You may have a run penalty but it is slightly artificial.
I will calculate how many overs batting or bowling side is – it is not just the bowling side that wastes time – and next time they bowl, one fielder is closed for two, three or five overs.
Former England bowler Steven Finn:
One run penalty would be better than a monetary penalty. The problem is that there are many things that are not the bowling team’s fault – gloves have changed many times, treatment for minor injuries.
This is more complex than only punishing the bowling team and I would not like the quality of cricket to run away through much.
BBC cricket presenter and commentator Isa Guha:
Long -term slow rates have been a problem in Test cricket and I am sorry for the audience who pay good money and feel that they are missing from action they have paid.
We can be slightly more flexible with the game hours and can start half an hour the next day to complete the lost overs the previous day. We are all in the form of broadcasters here and it will be straight to communicate to the audience. This will be my solution.
