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ECB want England to play more Twenty20 matches and fewer Tests in future
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England will play more Twenty20 matches and fewer Tests in future as the England & Wales Cricket Board looks to change the international calendar after 2019.
The ECB is looking to play six Tests, six one-day internationals and six Twenty20 matches per summer starting in 2020, the year its next broadcast deal will kick in, according to a report published in the Cricketer magazine today.
By cutting the number of Test matches per summer by one and 50 over games by four it will open up more space to play a domestic twenty20 tournament in a block during high summer.
England have played seven Tests most summers since 2000. The ECB are determined for cricket to access all areas, and T20Is are seen as crucial in capturing new fans.
Most boards believe income from international cricket will drop in future which is why the ECB is intent on relaunching its Twenty20 competition to plug the gap and tap into a younger, new market.
Cutting the number of Tests will increase competition to host matches, especially with Lord’s likely to keep its two Tests per summer particularly in years when two touring teams visit England.
The ECB are continuing to hold talks with the 18 first-class counties – a handful at a time – over the future of domestic Twenty20.
It seems likely an IPL-style tournament lasting three to four weeks in the school summer holidays will result, possibly as early as 2018.
It is believed that the ECB are struggling to persuade two-thirds of counties to vote for a new city-based competition from 2018.
Sussex chairman Jim May wants his county to be part of a new competition. “The ECB constitution says all counties need to play in all competitions,” he said.“We are a big country – there are 60m people in the UK.
“It’s not like Australia where there are 20m. They have six states, we have 18 counties – that sounds about right to me.
“It’s a good product, it just needs to be a smaller window. When was the last time a leading Indian cricketer played in county cricket?
“It also needs a better broadcasting deal, with the domestic game not bundled in with international cricket.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/...play-more-twenty20-matches-and-fewer-tests-i/
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Lords is likely to keep 2 tests and smaller venues will get more T-20 matches.
ECB want England to play more Twenty20 matches and fewer Tests in future
.
England will play more Twenty20 matches and fewer Tests in future as the England & Wales Cricket Board looks to change the international calendar after 2019.
The ECB is looking to play six Tests, six one-day internationals and six Twenty20 matches per summer starting in 2020, the year its next broadcast deal will kick in, according to a report published in the Cricketer magazine today.
By cutting the number of Test matches per summer by one and 50 over games by four it will open up more space to play a domestic twenty20 tournament in a block during high summer.
England have played seven Tests most summers since 2000. The ECB are determined for cricket to access all areas, and T20Is are seen as crucial in capturing new fans.
Most boards believe income from international cricket will drop in future which is why the ECB is intent on relaunching its Twenty20 competition to plug the gap and tap into a younger, new market.
Cutting the number of Tests will increase competition to host matches, especially with Lord’s likely to keep its two Tests per summer particularly in years when two touring teams visit England.
The ECB are continuing to hold talks with the 18 first-class counties – a handful at a time – over the future of domestic Twenty20.
It seems likely an IPL-style tournament lasting three to four weeks in the school summer holidays will result, possibly as early as 2018.
It is believed that the ECB are struggling to persuade two-thirds of counties to vote for a new city-based competition from 2018.
Sussex chairman Jim May wants his county to be part of a new competition. “The ECB constitution says all counties need to play in all competitions,” he said.“We are a big country – there are 60m people in the UK.
“It’s not like Australia where there are 20m. They have six states, we have 18 counties – that sounds about right to me.
“It’s a good product, it just needs to be a smaller window. When was the last time a leading Indian cricketer played in county cricket?
“It also needs a better broadcasting deal, with the domestic game not bundled in with international cricket.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/...play-more-twenty20-matches-and-fewer-tests-i/
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Lords is likely to keep 2 tests and smaller venues will get more T-20 matches.
