Andrew Strauss sets five-year goal for England men’s side to rule all formats

Sir Andrew Strauss aims to make the England men’s team “the best in the world at all formats” within the next five years.

The former England captain and director of cricket is overseeing a high performance review into English cricket, with Sir Dave Brailsford and Dan Ashworth among a “wide range of experts” taking part.

While England are one-day international world champions and ranked second in 50-over and T20 cricket, the red-ball side are bottom of the World Test Championship, winning just one of their last 17 matches.

A wide-ranging investigation will look into domestic structures and whether the county system properly prepares England sides for international cricket but Strauss insisted there are “no hidden agendas”.

He wrote on the England and Wales Cricket Board website: “We want to set an ambitious and clear goal – to become the best in the world at all formats of the men’s game within the next five years.

“We’re prepared to question everything we’re currently doing and ask ‘is there a better way of doing it?’ I make no apology for wanting to be bold. This includes looking outwards to see what we can learn from other sports. A wide range of experts are giving us their insight as part of this.

“I read a lot of speculation about the domestic competition structure. Of course, this is an important part of the picture, but it’s not the only part. The review is designed to look at the high performance system in its entirely, including the England men’s pathway and our high performance set-up.

We want to set an ambitious and clear goal – to become the best in the world at all formats of the men’s game within the next five years- Sir Andrew Strauss

“And let’s be clear – we have no pre-built solution. At this stage the