Mens high performance review report

OUR PROPOSED ACTIONS · Play an annual red-ball series between North vs. South in overseas conditions in pre-season · Data-led selection/qualification for North vs South, based on previous year’s performances in the County Championship · Secure access to best-in-class warm weather training facilities overseas, to be used by England teams and First-Class Counties players for training experiences and to prepare for tours OUR RATIONALE Winning away from home is critical to England’s ambition to become best in the world across all formats, and has proved especially challenging in Test cricket. Playing games abroad can help develop the skills and experience required to thrive in overseas Test matches. Yet, our debutants often have less experience than those of their compatriots from other nations. SEPTEMBER 2022 RECOMMENDATION: 7 GIVE PLAYERS ACCESS TO EXPERIENCES OVERSEAS We know that this logic is also true in white ball cricket but due to the access to global T20 leagues, most of our best young white ball cricketers are able to seamlessly transfer into international cricket. A high-quality North v South competition will help provide players with preparation for Test cricket. It will provide opportunities for players to aspire to at the start of any season as well as enable improved England selection by giving staff the opportunity to work with and understand the qualities of more players in more conditions (important as the volume of cricket England play necessitates knowing more about a greater number of players). Access to best-in-class warm-weather training facilities, to go alongside our Loughborough facility, will enable England to be better prepared for overseas tours, including enabling players to develop their fitness and bowlers to build their bowling loads in appropriate conditions. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOME AND AWAY TEST BATTING AVERAGES Batters with more overseas experience pre- debut have had less of a drop off in batting average in away conditions OVERSEAS FIRST CLASS EXPERIENCE PRE-TEST DEBUT AVERAGE NUMBER OF MATCHES PER PLAYER 5 or more overseas first- class games pre-debut 1 to 4 overseas first class games pre-debut No overseas first-class experience pre-debut -1.8 -3.0 -5.7 HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2.5 4.1 19