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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Matthew Cooper

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

Geoffrey Boycott has issued a stark warning that Andrew Strauss 's proposed reforms of county cricket will kill it and "not produce more quality England cricketers".

Strauss was tasked by the ECB to produce a high performance review following England's disastrous 4-0 loss to Australia in the Ashes and the ex-England captain has suggested a radical overhaul of the domestic game. Among those proposed changes are making the County Championship three divisions, and reducing the amount of Championship and T20 Blast games each county plays.

His ideas have not gone down well with the majority of counties and Boycott believes Strauss has not grasped all the ramifications of his review being passed. In a column for the Telegraph, the former England opener warned: "If the counties vote for the Sir Andrew Strauss report it will not produce more quality England cricketers and it will be the death of county cricket.

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