Editing Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method (section)

===2004 – Adoption of second version===
The original version was named the Standard Edition, and the new version was named the Professional Edition. Tony Lewis said, "We were then [at the time of the [[2003 Cricket World Cup Final|2003 World Cup Final]]] using what is now known as the Standard Edition. ... Australia got 359 and that showed up the flaws and straight away the next edition was introduced which handled high scores much better. The par score for India is likely to be much higher now."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-tony-lewis-of-duckworth-lewis-interview-journalists-denigrate-system-by-publishing-rubbish-without-understanding-1880623|title= Tony Lewis, of Duckworth-Lewis, Interview: Journalists denigrate system by publishing 'rubbish' without understanding|date= 27 August 2013|work=DNA|publisher=Diligent Media}}</ref>

Duckworth and Lewis wrote, "When the side batting first score at or below the average for top level cricket&nbsp;..., the results of applying the Professional Edition are generally similar to those from the Standard Edition. For higher scoring matches, the results start to diverge and the difference increases the higher the first innings total. In effect there is now a different table of resource percentages for every total score in the Team 1 innings."<ref name=FAQ/> The Professional Edition has been in use in all international one-day cricket matches since early 2004. This edition also removed the use of the G50 constant when dealing with interruptions in the first innings.<ref name=FAQ/>

The decision on which edition should be used is for the cricket authority which runs the particular competition.<ref name=FAQ/> The ICC Playing Handbook requires the use of the Professional Edition for internationals.<ref name="ICCPH1314">{{cite web|url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/526958a73c839-Playing%20Handbook.pdf|title=ICC Playing Handbook 2013/14|page=Section 6|publisher=International Cricket Council|via=Amazon Web Server|date=2013}}</ref><ref name="ICCPH">{{Cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/113/publications/playing-handbook |title=ICC Playing Handbook |access-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012918/http://www.icc-cricket.com/about/113/publications/playing-handbook |archive-date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> This also applies to most countries' national competitions.<ref name=FAQ/> At lower levels of the game, where use of a computer cannot always be guaranteed, the Standard Edition is used.<ref name=FAQ/>