The Professional Cricketers Association has called for a cut in domestic cricket, warning that fixture congestion is compromising performance and could even result in “disaster” on the roads as exhausted players bounce from match to match. Two-thirds of PCA members believe there is too much domestic cricket, with the union calling the schedule “unfit for purpose”. “There is a large number of players who don’t think the schedule is conducive to high-level performance,” said Joe Root, the former England captain, speaking in support of the findings.
A Professional Cricketers’ Association survey found 81 per cent of respondents concerned about the fixture list from a physical standpoint.
Root scored 156 and Bean 173 at Headingley.