Mens high performance review report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2022 The Men’s High-Performance Review has set out an ambitious vision for men’s cricket in England and Wales: to be the world’s best team across all formats within five years, and to sustain it over time. That means winning World Cups, winning major Test series home and abroad, and inspiring generations through the way we win. Alongside that we want to ensure a thriving domestic game, which is engaging, meaningful and viable for all concerned. All our recommendations are underpinned by six core principles, devised by an independent panel of experts. These principles come together to deliver high performance – in any sport. Extraordinary executive leadership: requiring alignment across the game, diversity of thinking, and leadership that is ruthless about executing on a strategy. A strong performance culture in the team: requiring inspirational leadership, physical and psychological resilience, and a forward- thinking dressing room culture. Understanding and implementing ‘What it Takes to Win’: requiring in-depth analysis on key success factors and embedding this knowledge across the game. Picking the right players at the right time: requiring clear selection criteria that is communicated to players and counties. Effective talent identification and player development: requiring high quality coaching, the training of key skills, and appropriate facilities and experiences for players. Focus and alignment on high performance across the game Players equipped to be successful in all formats, around the world A thriving domestic game that is best for counties, players, fans, and England Men’s teams England teams that inspire by the way they win Quality time on task: requiring best vs. best competitions, conditions that help players transition to international level, and an appropriate balance of matches, training, and rest. We have concluded that the best way to achieve long- term success is to ensure that people across the game are working together brilliantly to deliver an aligned high-performance system across all of England and Wales. To create such an aligned high-performance system, we must have: This Review has sought to deliver evidence-based recommendations, aligned to each of the four areas above and aligned to our principles. Each of our seventeen recommendations are set out in summary form in the following table, with full details provided later in this report. HIGH-PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MEN’S CRICKET IN ENGLAND AND WALES The six principles of high performance 4