The third was a multi-parametric mechanical test based on five different mechanical parameters linked to the voltage of the wire.

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This advice may run contrary to what might be characterized as test madness--the tendency of doctors and patients to want to test in all sorts of ways, using dozens of parameters that purport to measure how well your internal bodily engine is running.

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Beyond the usual tests, CHLI charts all sorts of extra parameters including three measures of arterial inflammation and an experimental test that looks in my urine for DNA damage.

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It's a great irony that the nation that has produced more high-quality Test spinners than any other, India, only gets half the benefit of this change the recalibrated umpiring parameters, but not the actual system itself thanks to its opposition to the use of DRS. In fact, Indian cricket officials are even able to block the DRS from being used in multi-team tournaments in which India is involved.

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