A Professional Cricketers’ Association survey found 81 per cent of respondents concerned about the fixture list from a physical standpoint.
Joe Root has led calls for cricket’s powerbrokers in this country to reform a clogged domestic schedule that is causing widespread concern among players fearful for their well-being.
When he was England captain two years ago, Joe Root said players got into the Test side “in spite of county cricket, not because of county cricket” “You’re trying to find a way of getting the standard of first-class and county cricket as close as you can to the international game. The Professional Cricketers’ Association pointed to 81 per cent of respondents to its survey being concerned about the fixture list from a physical standpoint as one of the reasons the schedule is unfit for purpose.
“Our concern is we want to pre-empt anything before something disastrous happens,” said PCA chief operating officer Daryl Mitchell. “Driving late does concern me.“There’s definitely reports of players telling us they’ve got off the team bus and driven home and forgotten how they got there. Switching off while driving, there is an element of danger to that.”
“The power constitutionally is with the county chairs in terms of voting on any change of structure,” added Mitchell.
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