The new laws were announced by the MCC and will mean players including Australian opener David Warner will have to trade in his Kaboom for a smaller model. Photo / www.photosport.co.nz
Former Black Cap Scott Styris says the "inmates have taken over the asylum" follow a decision to reduce bat sizes that has sparked outrage across the cricket world.
Bat sizes will be officially limited after a series of recommendations from a panel that included former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.
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new laws were announced by the MCC and will mean players including Australian opener David Warner will have to trade in his Kaboom for a smaller model.
After October 2017, the maximum dimensions of a cricket bat will be 108mm in width, 67mm in depth with 40mm edges.
Warner's bat easily exceeds that, with edges that reach 50mm, but he had been reducing them knowing a rule change was coming. A bat gauge will be used to test bats being used.
