Combining results from Test,ODI and T20 matches over a series not only rewrites history but suggests white-ball victories are equal to winning a Test match, and that is simply not the caseThe Ashes wins of 2009 and 2010-11 were among Andrew Strauss’s finest moments as England captain. At the time, or anyway. In the future they may be perceived differently. Under the novel points system proposed by the ECB for bilateral series,England would hold lost on both occasions. In case you’ve been otherwise engaged on another planet, or in Leicester, and for the last few weeks,let’s pick up down to brass tacks. The system was first trialled for the women’s Ashes in 2013, and involves merging all three forms of the game to decide one winner. It is likely to be used for the forthcoming men’s series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and with four points for a Test win and two for victories in ODIs or T20s.
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Source: theguardian.com