Fire up the mowers and download the weather apps, the County Championship returns on Thursday and we are about to discover whether the world’s oldest and most storied first-class competition will adopt Bazball.
Over the winter, the 18 first-class counties pushed back on a proposed long-term cut to 10 matches and have remained at 14, but this is not to say things stay the same. For a start, the number of points for a draw has been dropped from eight down to five in a bid to encourage a touch more adventure.
