1. Provide for a rest day during the match, and/or a reserve day after the scheduled days of play.
2. Play on any scheduled rest day, conditions and circumstances permitting, should a full day's play be lost on any day prior to the rest day.
3. Play on any scheduled reserve day, conditions and circumstances permitting, should a full day's play be lost on any day. Play shall not take place on more than 5 days.
4. Make up time lost in excess of five minutes in each day's play due to circumstances outside the game other than acts of God.
   
   

3.1   Start and Cessation Times: To be determined by the Home Board, subject to there being 6 hours scheduled for play per day (Pakistan a minimum of five and a half hours), and subject to:

Minimum Overs in the Day in Test Matches

1. Play shall continue on each day until the completion of a minimum number of overs or until the scheduled or re-scheduled cessation time, whichever is the later.
   
   The minimum number of overs to be completed, unless an innings ends or an interruption occurs shall be:
   
   
   1. on days other than the last day - a minimum of 90 overs (or a minimum of 15 overs per hour)
      
      
   2. on the last day - a minimum of 75 overs (or 15 overs per hour) for playing time other than the last hour when Clause (e) below shall apply.
      
      
   3. Additional Hour: Subject to weather and light, except in the last hour of the match, in the event of play being suspended for any reason other than normal intervals, the playing time on that day shall be extended by the amount of time lost up to a maximum of one hour. In these circumstances, the minimum number of overs to be bowled shall be in accordance with the provisions of this clause i.e. a minimum of 15 overs per hour and the cessation time shall be rescheduled accordingly.
      
      
   4. If play has been suspended for 30 minutes or more prior to the commencement of the scheduled tea interval, the tea interval shall be delayed for half an hour.
      
      
   5. Experimental Condition - subject to both Boards agreement prior to the start of the Tour.
      
      If any time is lost and cannot be made up under (iii) above, additional time of up to a maximum of one hour per day shall be added to the scheduled playing hours for the next day, and subsequent day(s) as required (to make up as much lost time as possible).
      Of this additional time the first 30 minutes (or less) shall be added prior to the scheduled start of the first session, and the remainder shall be added to the last session.
      
      When additional time is added to subsequent day(s), no scheduled days play shall exceed 7 hours. The length of each session of play under this experimental condition is subject to the provisions of Law 15.
      
      Under Law 15.5 timings can be altered at any time on any day if playing time is lost, not necessarily on that day. The captains, umpires and the referee can agree different timings under those circumstances before play starts on any day.
      
      
2. When an innings ends, a minimum number of overs shall be bowled from the start of the new innings. The number of overs to be bowled shall be calculated at the rate of one over for each full four minutes to enable a minimum of 90 overs to be bowled in a day, and the time for close of play shall be rescheduled accordingly. The last hour of the match shall be excluded from this calculation when Clause (e) shall apply.
   
   Where a change of innings occurs during a day's play, in the event of the team bowling second being unable to complete its overs by the scheduled cessation time, play shall continue until the required number of overs have been completed.
   
   Where there is a change of innings during a day's play (except at lunch or tea), 2 overs will be deducted from the minimum number of overs to be bowled.
   
   
3. Except in the last hour of the match, for which Clause (e) makes provision, if play is suspended due to adverse weather or light for more than one hour in aggregate on any day, the minimum number of overs shall be reduced by one over for each full 4 minutes of the aggregate playing time lost.
   
   
4. On the last day, if any of the minimum 75 overs, or as recalculated, have not been bowled when one hour of scheduled playing time remains, the last hour of the match for the purposes of Clause (e) shall be the hour immediately following the completion of these overs.
   
   
5. Law 16.6, 16.7 and 16.8 will apply except that a minimum of 15 (six ball) overs shall be bowled in the last hour and all calculations with regard to suspensions of play or the start of a new innings shall be based on one over for each full 4 minutes (refer (i) below). If, however, at any time after 30 minutes of the last hour have elapsed both Captains (the batsmen at the wicket may act for their Captain) accept that there is no prospect of a result to the match, they may agree to cease play at that time.
   
   
6. Notwithstanding any other provision, there shall be no further play on any day, other than the last day, if a wicket falls or a batsman retires or if the players have occasion to leave the field during the last minimum over within 2 minutes of the scheduled or re-scheduled cessation time or thereafter.
   
   
7. An over completed on resumption of a new day's play shall be disregarded in calculating minimum overs for that day.
   
   
8. Except on the final day, if in the event of ground, weather or light conditions causing a suspension and/or if the players are already off the field at the re-scheduled cessation time or any time thereafter, stumps shall be drawn.
   
   
9. Fractions are to be ignored in all calculations re the number of overs except where there is a change of innings in a day's play, when the over in progress at the conclusion shall be rounded up.
   
   
10. The scoreboard shall show:
    • The total number of overs bowled with the ball currently in use; and
    • The minimum number of overs remaining to be bowled in a day.
      
      
11. Penalties shall apply for slow over-rates
    

3.2  Extra Time

The umpires may decide to play 30 minutes (a minimum of eight overs) extra time at the end of any day (other than the last day) if requested by either captain if, in the umpires opinion, it would bring about a definite result on that day (this is in addition to the maximum one hour's extra time provided for in 3.1 (a) (iii) above). If the umpires do not believe a result can be achieved no extra time shall be allowed.

If it is decided to play such extra time on one or more of these days, the whole period shall be played out even though the possibility of finishing the match may have disappeared before the full period has expired.

Only the actual amount of playing time up to the maximum 30 minutes extra time by which play is extended on any day shall be deducted from the total number of hours of play remaining, and the match shall end earlier on the final day by the amount of time by which play was previously extended under this clause.

3.3   Use of Lights:

Experimental Condition (2 years from 1st August 1999) - subject to both Boards agreement prior to the Tour.
If in the opinion of the umpires, natural light is deteriorating to an unfit level, they shall authorise the ground authorities to use the available artificial lighting so that the match can continue in acceptable conditions.

The lights are only to be used to enable a full day's to be completed as provided in Clause 3 - Hours of play, Intervals and Minimum Overs in the Day.

In the event of power failure or lights malfunction, the existing provisions of Clause 3 Hours of Play, Intervals and Minimum Overs in the Day shall apply.

Once the lights have been turned on, they must remain on for the remainder of the day's play.

3.4   Luncheon Interval: Law 15.6 shall be replaced by the following:
- of 40 minutes duration from ... to ... Where an innings concludes, or there is a break in play, within 10 minutes of the scheduled interval, the interval will commence at that time and be limited to 40 minutes.

3.5   Tea Interval: of 20 minutes duration from ..... or at the conclusion of the over in progress at the above time subject to the provisions of Law 15.

Law 15.8 shall be replaced by the following:

If at the scheduled time for the tea interval, the ninth wicket of the innings in progress is already down, or it falls at, or after that time, or falls when less than two minutes remain before that time, play will continue for a period of 30 minutes unless the players have course to leave the field of play, or the innings is concluded earlier

3.6   Intervals for Drinks: The provisions of Law 15.9 shall be strictly observed except that under conditions of extreme heat the umpires may permit extra intervals for drinks.

An individual player may be given a drink either on the boundary edge or at the fall of a wicket, on the field, provided that no playing time is wasted. No other drinks shall be taken onto the field without the permission of the umpires. Any player taking drinks onto the field shall be dressed in proper cricket attire.

3.7   Time Keeping:

Add the following paragraph to Law 3.4:

The host country may provide for the ringing of a bell and shall inform the visiting country at the start of the tour. The bell will be rung 5 minutes before the termination of an interval, when the umpires shall go to the wickets.

1. ICC will establish each year a Panel of up to 20 umpires nominated by the Test countries and will appoint one umpire from that Panel to stand in each Test match.
   
   
2. The Home Board shall appoint a Committee for the purpose of nominating the other umpire to officiate in each Test Match in its country.
   
   
3. Test Match umpires shall be nominated by this Committee from those umpires officiating in first class matches during the current season.
   
   
4. As long as possible before each Test Match, ICC will advise the Home Board of the name of its appointee and the Home Board will advise the Manager of the touring team of both umpires' names.
   
   
5. The Home Board shall also appoint a third umpire (using the procedures in (b) and (c)) who shall act as the emergency umpire and officiate in regard to TV replays. Such appointment must be made from the panel of umpires used by the Home Board for International Matches.
   
   
6. Neither team will have a right of objection to an umpire's appointment.
   
   

Law 2.1 will apply as modified:

(b) The umpires shall have discretion, for other wholly acceptable reasons, to allow a substitute for a fielder, or a runner for a batsman, at the start of the match or at any subsequent time subject to consent being given by the opposing captain.

Law 2.5 - Fielder absent or leaving the Field

Law 2.5 shall apply as modified

If a fielder fails to take the field with his side at the start of the match or at any later time, or leaves the field during a session of play, the umpire shall be informed of the reason for his absence, and he shall not thereafter come on to the field during a session of play without the consent of the umpire. (See Law 2.6 as modified). The umpire shall give such consent as soon as practicable. If the player is absent from the field for longer than 8 minutes:

1. the player shall not be permitted to bowl in that innings after his return until he has been on the field for at least that length of playing time for which he was absent. In the event of a follow-on, this restriction will, if necessary, continue into the second innings.
   
   
2. the player shall not be permitted to bat unless or until, in the aggregate, he has returned to the field and/or his side's innings has been in progress for at least that length of playing time for which he has been absent or, if earlier, when his side has lost five wickets.
   

The restriction in (i) and (ii) above shall not apply if a player has suffered an external blow (as opposed to an internal injury such as a pulled muscle) while participating earlier in the match and consequently been forced to leave the field. Nor shall it apply if the player has been absent for very exceptional and wholly acceptable reasons (other than injury or illness) and consent for a Substitute has been granted by the opposing Captain.

In the event of a fieldsman already being off the field at the commencement of an interruption in play through ground, weather or light conditions, he shall be allowed to count such stoppage time as playing time, provided that he personally informs the umpires when he is fit enough to take the field had play been in progress.

Law 2.6 - Player returning without permission

Law 2.6 shall apply, except that clause 2.6 (iii) is deleted.

Add the following to Law 3.8:

If conditions during a rain stoppage improve and the rain is reduced to drizzle, the umpires must consider if they would have suspended play in the first place under similar conditions. If both on-field umpires agree that the current drizzle would not have caused a stoppage, then play shall resume immediately.

The umpires shall disregard any shadow on the pitch from the stadium or from any permanent object on the ground.

The following shall apply in place of Law 5.4:

The Captain of the fielding side shall have the choice of taking a new ball any time after 80 overs have been bowled with the previous ball. The umpires shall indicate to the batsman and the scorers whenever a new ball is taken into play.

Law 5.5 - Ball Lost or Becoming Unfit for Play

The following shall apply in addition to Law 5.5:

However, if the ball needs to be replaced after 110 overs for any of the reasons above, it shall be replaced by a new ball. If the ball is to be replaced, the umpire shall inform the batsmen.

Law 5.6 - Specifications

Law 5.6 shall not apply.

• a ball must not be bounced on the pitch
• A key or knife may only be inserted in the pitch in the area between the popping and bowling creases
  

1. Prior to tossing for choice of innings the artificial drying of the pitch and outfield shall be at the discretion of the Groundsman. Thereafter and throughout the match the drying of the outfield may be undertaken at any time by the Groundsman, but the drying of the affected area of the pitch shall be carried out only on the instructions and under the supervision of the umpires. The umpires shall be empowered to have the pitch dried without reference to the Captains at any time they are of the opinion that it is unfit for play.
   
   
2. The umpires may instruct the Groundsman to use any available equipment, including any roller for the purpose of drying the pitch and making it fit for play.
   
   Note - an absorbent roller may be used to remove water from the covers including the cover on the match pitch.
   
   

Add the following to Law 19.1:

The playing area shall be a minimum of 140 yards from boundary to boundary square of the pitch. The pitch shall be a minimum 60 yards from one boundary square of the pitch. When this minimum distance is used, the pitch has to be a minimum 80 yards from the opposite square boundary. The straight boundary at both ends of the pitch shall be a minimum of 60 yards. Distances shall be measured from the centre of the pitch to be used.

Any ground on which a Test or One Day International has been played prior to 1st July 1995 which does not conform with these minimum dimensions shall be exempt from this playing condition. Any new ground must conform to these minimum dimensions.

If an unauthorised person enters the playing arena and handles the ball, the umpire at the bowler's end shall be the sole judge of whether the boundary allowance should be scored or the ball be treated as still in play or called dead ball if a batsman is liable to be out as a result of the unauthorised person handling the ball. See Law 19.1 (c).

Sight screens shall be provided at both ends of all grounds. Advertising shall be permitted on the sight screen behind the striker, providing it is removed for the subsequent over from that end.

1. bounces more than twice or
2. rolls along the ground or
3. comes to rest

No penalty runs will be awarded under this Law. In the event that any fielder changes the condition of the ball unfairly, the umpires shall report the incident to the referee under the Code of Conduct. Law 42.3 shall apply as modified:

(1) that the reference to 'Governing Body' shall be replaced by 'ICC match referee'.
(2) Delete Law 42.3 (d) (iii)
(3) Delete Law 42.3 (e) (ii) and replace with the following:

(ii) inform the captain of the fielding side of the reason for the action taken.

And in addition to Law 42.3:

In the event that a ball has been interfered with and requires replacement the batsman at the wicket shall choose the replacement ball from a selection of six other balls of various degrees of usage (including a new ball) and of the same brand as the ball in use prior to the contravention.