{"id":238583,"date":"2022-09-22T12:15:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/22\/andrew-strauss-says-status-quo-no-option-as-he-unveils-english-cricket-reform-plan-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:15:17","slug":"andrew-strauss-says-status-quo-no-option-as-he-unveils-english-cricket-reform-plan-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/09\/22\/andrew-strauss-says-status-quo-no-option-as-he-unveils-english-cricket-reform-plan-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Strauss says &#8216;status quo&#8217; no option as he unveils English cricket reform plan | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>LONDON: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/andrew-strauss\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_andrew-strauss\" frmappuse=\"1\">Andrew Strauss<\/a> has insisted &#8220;the status quo is not an option&#8221; as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches. <br \/>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&#8217;s Test team&#8217;s humiliating 2021\/22 Ashes series loss in Australia. <br \/>His panel have come up with 17 recommendations, 15 of which already have the required backing. <br \/>But two of the most significant changes needed the support of at least 12 of the 18 first-class counties. <br \/>Strauss is adamant a reduction from 14 Championship matches per team to 10 is needed. <br \/>His panel are also urging the adoption of a six-team top division sitting above two secondary conferences, who would play off for one annual promotion, to replace the current two-division model. <br \/>Many county supporters have questioned how clubs are supposed to remain viable with a reduction in Championship fixtures. <br \/>Concerns are particularly acute at non-Test match venues without one of the eight specially created sides for the <!-- -->ECB<!-- -->&#8216;s fledgling 100 balls per side Hundred competition. <br \/>Strauss&#8217; plan, however, does envisage Championship matches being played throughout the season, rather than at the start and end of a campaign as happens currently. <br \/>Whether this would mean the return of first-class cricket in the August window now reserved for the Hundred is uncertain. <br \/>But the former opening batsman said an overall reduction in the number of playing days would have the effect of helping meet the review&#8217;s target of England becoming the best cross-format team in the world within five years. <br \/>Since the review was set up, England have won six out of seven Tests under a new leadership pairing of captain <!-- -->Ben Stokes<!-- --> and red-ball coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/brendon-mccullum\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_brendon-mccullum\" frmappuse=\"1\">Brendon McCullum<\/a>. <br \/>Nevertheless, Strauss said Thursday: &#8220;The status quo is not an option. <br \/>&#8220;Everyone in the game is telling us this. We have listened, we must now act.&#8221; <br \/>The 45-year-old added: &#8220;A higher standard, more intense red-ball competition should be a great thing for (county) members, for players, for groundstaff, for coaches. <br \/>&#8220;We need to understand it&#8217;s not all about volume.&#8221; <br \/>A vote on the changes could take place by the end of November but the earliest they could be implemented is in the 2024 season. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/andrew-strauss-says-status-quo-no-option-as-he-unveils-english-cricket-reform-plan\/articleshow\/94377242.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] LONDON: Andrew Strauss has insisted &#8220;the status quo is not an option&#8221; as he called on county chiefs to back his reform plan for English cricket which includes cutting the number of first-class Championship matches. 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