Winter Tour playing Pakistan & South Africa

[captainfog]

Our fielding is so ****.

[Chazza]

The run out miss from Topley

The rest of em could not hide their frustration.

[captainfog]

The run out miss from Topley

The rest of em could not hide their frustration.

He should have caught Morris the previous over too.

[Yozza]

That was unbelievably ****

[RichC]

Morgan you complete clown

[ChesterDave]

Quite happy with this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/35744204

Only one team will be promoted from Division Two of the County Championship this summer in order to reduce the number of top-tier teams in 2017.

A top division of eight teams will be introduced next year, down from nine, with 10 counties in the second.

Each county will now play 14 games rather than 16, while the Royal London One-Day Cup moves to early season.

"The changes for 2017 will be good for fans, players and our international teams," ECB chairman Colin Graves said.

One-Day Cup group games in April and May ahead of a July final does away with the end-of-season Lord's showpiece, and allows the T20 Blast to take centre stage in the second half of the season.

A two-tier T20 Blast has been rejected, at least until the next broadcast deal in 2019, when plans to change the competition to a city-based franchise tournament could also be revived.

Four-day cricket will again largely take a break during July and August.

"The season is easier to follow," Graves added. "The blocks help players focus on specific skills, and there's a better balance across all three formats

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Really hoped they don't go along with the City franchise idea for T20. Attendences are rising year on year and I think the Friday evening format (or at least majority of games Friday) is showing to be successful. Don't like the idea of two divisions either.

I can't see how taking money away from the counties into franchised sports teams is going to help them survive.

[Chazza]

The timing could be better though.

Teams spending budgets and in pre season only to have one of the promotion places hooked a few weeks before the season starts.

[CJ]

Lancashire

[Assassin]

You're a Yorky

[Assassin]

A porky yorky