A: It has become a modern trend for bowlers to cut out holes to prevent their big toes being jammed against the ends of their boots. This can prove a painful injury when repeated thousands of times during a season and by cutting a hole in the landing boot (the left foot for right-arm bowlers and vice-versa for left-arm bowlers) serious damage to the toe nail can be avoided.
 Breathing space
Former England all-rounder Derek Pringle is widely credited as being the first to do this, with Andy Caddick (left) following suit in the present England side.
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