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Strauss exits ECB with new T20 format on table and Hundred on the rack

The former England captain Andrew Strauss was strategic adviser to the ECB while changes could mean a T20 setup with two divisions and 18 teams

The Guardian - UK

Sir Andrew Strauss to step down from role as ECB’s strategic adviser

His decision comes seven months after overseeing the publication of a wide-ranging high-performance review aimed at improving English cricket.

The Independent UK

Andrew Strauss: Former England captain to step down from ECB roles

Former director to quit his positions as strategic advisor and chair of the Performance Cricket Committee

Evening Standard

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Graeme Swann doesn't hold back on view of batsmen in the field - "they are all pussies"

Graeme Swann has slammed batsmen for how they act in the field, citing a particular incident involving ex-team-mate Kevin Pietersen, who the former England spinner "hated"

Daily Mirror

‘We’ll give anyone a match’: Stoneman and Middlesex relish top-flight return

The opener backs his county to make impact after five-year absence and says domestic game is victim of double standards

The Guardian - UK

England could 'triple match fees' in fight against lucrative T20 franchise competitions

The rise of T20 franchise leagues around the world means players have opted to skip representing England in order to honour more lucrative deals elsewhere and the ECB are looking to combat this

Daily Mirror

Stuart Broad: ‘Being dropped by England arguably saved my career’

Seamer was furious at being left out for Caribbean tour but is loving playing cricket under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum

The Guardian - UK

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Andrew Strauss calls for "macho, bullying" cricket dressing room banter to be "softened"

Former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss addressed the issue of dressing room behaviour in the sport in his Marylebone Cricket Club Cowdrey lecture on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Avoid dressing room banter bordering on bullying, racial harassment: Andrew Strauss

LONDON: Former England captain Andrew Strauss has urged cricketers to avoid dressing room banter bordering on racial harassment and bullying in order to avert controversies like the Azeem Rafiq fiasco.

The Times of India

Sir Andrew Strauss lauds ‘extraordinary leaders’ Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes

England’s men’s team have won nine of their 10 Test matches under the new regime.

The Independent UK

England's T20 World Cup victory marks out England as world's best white ball cricket team

In 2015, England were knocked out of the 50-over World Cup in Australia at the group stages. Seven years on, they have become the first men's team to hold both the 50-over and 20-over World Cups.

ABC News

Worcestershire want truncated Hundred over reduction of county fixtures

The Pears have joined a handful of teams in coming out against key recommendations of the ECB’s high-performance review

The Independent UK

Alex Lees' central contract snub could spell end of England opener's short Test career

Opener Alex Lees, who recorded 327 runs at an average of 25.15 across seven Tests this summer, is facing a nervous wait over the future of his Test career - with England not offering him a central contract

Daily Mirror

England star backs Andrew Strauss reforms as a "winner for English cricket"

England international Dawid Malan has backed the ECB's planned overhaul of county cricket, stating that players need "less cricket at a higher intensity"

Daily Mirror

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Geoffrey Boycott warns Andrew Strauss reforms "will be the death of county cricket"

Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the ECB's plans to make wholesale changes to domestic cricket, which were proposed in the high performance review led by Andrew Strauss

The Guardian - UK

Strauss off key as he seeks to strike the right chord for English cricket

To Andrew Strauss’s mind it is all about high performance, a problem-solving exercise that requires evidence. He doesn’t get it

Daily Mirror

County chiefs slam ECB's proposed reforms as "unworkable" and raise "integrity" concerns

The chair of Sussex, Jon Filby, and the chief executive of Essex, John Stephenson, have both criticised the ECB's plans to make wholesale changes to domestic cricket

Evening Standard

Surrey coach Gareth Batty warns Andrew Strauss reforms would ‘diminish emotion’ after County Championship win

Surrey revelled in a second County Championship triumph in four seasons but head coach Gareth Batty warned Andrew Strauss’s proposed reforms to the domestic game would “diminish the emotion” of future triumphs.

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The Independent UK

Andrew Strauss plans for cricket reform labelled ‘unworkable’ by county chiefs

The former Test captain has spent the last six months overseeing a high performance review for the ECB.

Daily Mirror

Ben Stokes' one-word response shows what he thinks about Andrew Strauss' county proposal

The ECB have announced proposals to reduce the number of County Championship games by up to four per county, an idea England captain Ben Stokes has already revealed he opposes

Daily Mirror

Radical county cricket shake-up revealed as Andrew Strauss presents new proposal

The ECB have published the final report from their high performance review which contains radical new plans to restructure county cricket, including a three-division County Championship

The Independent UK

Andrew Strauss calls for cut to county cricket schedule in ECB review

The former England captain has spent the last six months overseeing a high-performance review for the England and Wales Cricket Board

The Guardian - UK

Strauss faces backlash from counties over plans to cut cricket schedule

Andrew Strauss is facing a battle to push through the reforms proposed in his High Performance Review after several counties criticised the idea of reducing the number of matches

Evening Standard

Andrew Strauss unveils ‘bold and innovative’ reforms to reshape English cricket but county support needed

Andrew Strauss has formally unveiled his plan to take England’s men to the top of world cricket but is now at the behest of the counties over two of his flagship reforms to the domestic game, which would reduce the number of matches they play each summer.

The Independent UK

Sir Andrew Strauss warns ‘status quo not an option’ as counties vote on reforms

Strauss’ ECB review has called for the County Championship and the Vitality Blast group stage to reduce to 10 games apiece in a new-look schedule.

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