Men’s team director delighted by results of batter-friendly ball‘It’s been fantastic. You see what four-day cricket is meant to be’
The early-season trial of the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship has been hailed as a success by Rob Key, with the England men’s team director keen to make it a permanent fixture throughout the domestic first-class summer.
Speaking to the Guardian after the second round of fixtures to use the Kookaburra, Key shared his view that using a less bowler-friendly ball than the traditional Dukes had brought out the requisite skills for Test cricket by increasing the volume of spin bowling, rewarding seamers with extra pace and allowing batters to go big when set.
