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Sir Andrew Strauss hopes his performance review of English cricket can help make the domestic game “a little bit cleaner and more simple” and called for the buy-in of the 18 first-class counties.
The England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) strategic advisor Andrew Strauss warned English cricket chiefs on Monday not to "bury their heads in the sand" as the Twenty20 era pushes the sport into a period of unprecedented change. With lucrative Twenty20 leagues taking more space in the cricket calendar, the traditional dominance of the five-day Test format is under threat. Players are increasingly being forced to choose whether they want to specialise in the short or longer forms of the sport.
Andrew Strauss. Strauss, who is currently the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB)cricket committee, took into consideration the expanded two and half months window for the IPL while making the assessment. "One thing we know in other countries, Test cricket doesn't pay the bills, like it does here," Strauss told the Daily Telegraph.
Sir Andrew Strauss has warned that English cricket needs to be ready to react as the “tectonic plates” of the world game continue to shift.
Kevin Pietersen was named as England’s new Test and one-day captain on this day in 2008.
Joe Root marked his first outing as England Test captain with an unbeaten 184 against South Africa at Lord’s on this day in 2017.
Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root piled on further statistical accomplishments as they powered England to a seven-wicket win over India at Edgbaston.
Joe Root marked his first outing as England Test captain with an unbeaten 184 against South Africa at Lord’s on this day in 2017.