Is the County Championship replacement player trial finally fit for purpose?

As a result, the ECB made two changes to the rule set, firstly, narrowing the window in which an injury or illness replacement can be activated to before the third innings of the match and secondly, judging replacements solely on their skillset rather than accounting for their quality, experience or previous record.

These changes seem to have been aimed at tackling three occasions in particular where the replacement trial was made to look inadequate and not up to the standard demanded of a fiercely competitive first-class competition.