SeamUp
International Coach
This may be a bit controversial for some but I feel its the way England can get back to the top and continually compete at the top.
I seriously believe the heart of the problem with Englands cricket is selection of the squads due to the difficulty to judge how good someone actually is if they do well domestically in county level.
I say the 18 counties need to be ditched and franchises created to get the best-v-the best scenario in imho if England are to improve. Lets say because there are more pro players in England maybe 8 or 9 franchises need to be formed.
You see with so many players playing you may have players like Mahmood and Plunkett who are averaging 20-25 range and get selected for England. But the less teams there are and more strength vs strength the range increases and you will see the good county bowlers be seperated by the bowlers with international potential.
I seriously believe the heart of the problem with Englands cricket is selection of the squads due to the difficulty to judge how good someone actually is if they do well domestically in county level.
I say the 18 counties need to be ditched and franchises created to get the best-v-the best scenario in imho if England are to improve. Lets say because there are more pro players in England maybe 8 or 9 franchises need to be formed.
You see with so many players playing you may have players like Mahmood and Plunkett who are averaging 20-25 range and get selected for England. But the less teams there are and more strength vs strength the range increases and you will see the good county bowlers be seperated by the bowlers with international potential.