The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will discuss on Tuesday England batsman Kevin Pietersen's spectacular switch-hitting in a One-Day International against New Zealand on Sunday. The right-handed Pietersen twice changed grips and switched to a left-hander's stance against Scott Styris, pulling both deliveries for six. Some commentators said he had taken an unfair advantage because bowlers have to notify a batsman if they decide to bowl with the other arm. A spokeswoman for the MCC, the custodian of cricket's laws, said Pietersen's revolutionary tactics would be discussed on Tuesday at the request of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pietersen was named man-of-the-match for his 110 not out which formed the basis of England's 307 for five in a match they won by a crushing 114 runs after New Zealand were bowled out for just 193. He defended the innovation after his unbeaten 110 had set up a 114-run win over the Kiwis. “Everybody wants brand new ideas, new inventions and new shots. That is a new shot played today and people should be saying it's a new way to go,” he told reporters. “There are new things happening for cricket at the moment and people shouldn't be criticizing it all the time.” The South Africa-born England batsman said he spent time practicing and visualizing the switch hits. New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was amazed by Pietersen's improvisation, but also could see bowlers having a problem with it. “It's amazing to see and I think it's really good for the game that batsmen have the skill to do that,” Vettori said. “The only thing I would say about it is that if you're going to bat left-handed then I think to even it up for the bowlers you should have both sides of the wide line. “That would bring your skill into play and the wicketkeeper's skill into play, if a batsman wants to change then it should be fair for both ball and batsmen.” England and New Zealand meet in game two of the five-match series at Birmingham on Wednesday. Review system to start An experimental rule allowing players to seek a second opinion on umpiring decisions will be put on trial during India's upcoming series in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday. The rule says a batsman or fielding captain may request the review of any decision taken by on-field umpires by referring it to the third official monitoring television replays. Each team will be allowed three unsuccessful review requests per innings. But if an umpire reverses his original decision after a review appeal, the benefiting team will be allowed an additional appeal. The Indian cricket board said in a statement on Monday that the new rule will be used during the three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting in Colombo on July 23. A player can make a request for a review by making a ‘T' sign with his hands and if the TV umpire rules in the player's favor, the on-field umpire will have to overrule his previous decision. The rule will apply for all modes of dismissals except ‘Timed Out' when an incoming batsman is given out if he takes too long to arrive at the crease after the fall of the previous wicket.
