MEL FARRELL assesses the impact of the Kookaburra ball on the County Championship.

The ECB has sanctioned the use of the Kookaburra red ball for the start of the 2024 County Championship. But amid all the wind and rain, journalist and broadcaster Mel Farrell takes a look at its effectiveness and asks if it can achieve its goal of preparing England's players for the Ashes in Australia at the end of 2025? #countycricket #cricket #kookaburra #weather #Wisden #England #Ashes