Former England captain Strauss believes Test and T20 cricket can co-exist

Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes that Test cricket can coexist alongside rising T20 cricket around the world But at the same time he admitted that the format faces a huge challenge as the cricketing world continues to be on a chocabloc scheduleStrauss is currently serving as chairman of the cricket committee England and Wales Cricket Board ECB and is leading the highperformance review into the future of the game in the countryOne thing we know in other countries Test cricket doesnt pay the bills like it does here The T20 format is the way that a lot of people get introduced to the game in the first place I still maintain that they can sit together comfortably Test cricket and T20 cricketBut the challenge we have is to provide a manageable schedule that allows players to do both That is really complicated Its multidimensional Strauss was quoted as saying by The Daily TelegraphIn recent times the decision of New Zealand pacer Trent Boult to opt out of central contracts to give himself space to take part in T20 leagues and blooming of franchise leagues in the UAE and South Africa has added to the threat international cricket is facing right nowStrauss admitted that developments like these add to uncertainty about the future of the game and urged the need for England to be nimble and adaptive in a fast evolving landscapeIt definitely feels like right at the moment the rate of change is increasing And the truth is none of us know whats around the corner so you can all look into the future and go Yeah were going to have this situation where players are signed up to franchises for 12 months of the year and theres less international cricket We dont know any of that at this pointOne of the things that we need to be conscious of in the game in this country is we have to be nimble and adaptable And we cant afford to be slow moving and have our heads in the sand I think thats really important that we set ourselves up in this country we set the game up in a way that allows us to be flexible and adaptableAlso Read Cricket is going down the path of football Kapil DevStrauss further warned that an increasing number of T20 leagues in the world will give players greater powers to pick and choose matches as well as formats as per their convenienceThe cricket world around us is changing unbelievably quickly Every day every week every month were seeing a new example of how that world is changing around us And one thing that were having to ask ourselves in this country is where does our game fit into all of thatAt both domestic and international level what are we meant to be prioritising investing in not investing in etc to make sure that the game remains strong and relevant and that we have incentives there for our players to play both red and whiteball cricket They the players will always look at those opportunities side by side and decide whats best for them and you dont hold that against themAnd so we need to continue promoting all the brilliant things that cricket in this country offers players we want to have a strong vibrant domestic game and we want to make sure the players are playing the right balance of formats as well so that its not all drifting down that whiteball shortform route Theres still plenty of players that want to commit and challenge themselves to be the best Test cricketers they can beThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever