The problem is your interpretation of “silent wind” is incorrect. The silent wind has nothing to do with the ready for play.
Following some serious skepticism about converting to a "40 second Play Clock", actual experience to the procedure suggest my concerns may well have been,
"Much ado, about nothing", although 1 doubting question remains.
Why, did we make the RFP signal "silent"? Arguably, a confirming whistle, by the Referee
DESIGNATED an exact moment the ball was
RFP (eliminating
ANY NEED for interpretation, confusion or doubt. A procedure that seemed to have worked exceptionally well for 100, or so years.
The current procedure, as evidenced by answers to this list of comments, is
NOW subject to interpretation (which by it's essence creates potential difference (confusion, doubt, disagreement) and is dependent on whether
ALL involved parties were actually
LOOKING at the Umpire/Referee (Depending on the interpretation being followed) as opposed to a
CONSISTENT Referee's whistle, which
EVERYBODY INSTANTLY UNDERSTOOD.
CLEARLY, the existing process was
NOT broken and
UNIVERSALLY understood and accepted,
Why on earth was it changed?