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A new-look County Championship and a reduced fixture list across all formats are among the recommendations proposed in the high-performance review of men's cricket in England, published by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday.
Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches. Former England captain Strauss has spent the last six months overseeing a high performance review for the England and Wales Cricket Board, launched following the men's Test team's humiliating 2021/22 Ashes series loss in Australia. His panel have come up with 17 recommendations, 15 of which already have the required backing.
LONDON: Andrew Strauss has insisted "the status quo is not an option" as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches.
Andrew Strauss has implored the first-class counties not to fumble the chance to transform elite cricket when they vote on implementing the recommendations of his High Performance Review, which was published on Thursday after weeks of fevered speculation about its contents.
Brendon McCullum signed off from a transformative first summer as England’s Test head coach with a shrug about “not doing a lot” and a reminder the last two openers to score mountains of runs have since been knighted.
Andrew Strauss stepped down as England captain on this day in 2012 and retired from professional cricket.
It’s not unreasonable to associate cricket with English elitism: the posh English schools of the 19th century played a significant role in the expansion of the game and British imperialism. Elite school cricket was and still is a major part of the Establishment.
A slimmed-down top division in the county championship and a reduction in overall playing days are among the initial recommendations of Sir Andrew Strauss’ high-performance review into English cricket.