Laws of cricket
Five videos from the MCC explaining different aspects of the laws of the game
Toss could be axed for Ashes series to reduce home advantage
Next summer’s Ashes series could be the first in 141 years of Test cricket to be played without the toss taking place
You are the Umpire: Yasir Shah
Featuring: a clever six, a helpful batsman, and you, rolling back the years
You are the Umpire: Misbah ul-Haq
Featuring: a cunning slow bowler, a helmet strike and a tubby pitch invader
You are the Umpire: Liam Plunkett
Featuring: a spinning ball, an angry wasp and two batsmen stripping
You are the Umpire: Chris Woakes
Featuring: a serious oversight, a nasty collision and an inconvenient glove
You are the Umpire: Suresh Raina
Featuring: a disgusted batsman, a golden duck, and a ludicrous delivery
You are the Umpire: Alastair Cook
Featuring: a head-on collision, a batsman’s spare pad, and a flapping cap
You are the Umpire: Jimmy Anderson
Featuring: A fielding mix-up, a coin toss dispute and an over-eager youngster
You are the Umpire: Joe Root
Featuring: A torn hamstring, a flying wig, and a well-timed phone call
You are the Umpire: Jonny Bairstow
Featuring: an ambidextrous bowler, a spare ball, and a flying buttonhole flower
The laws of cricket: boundary catching – video
Animated video from MCC deals with the laws concerned with catching the ball on the boundary
