• System would settle multi-format winner of summer’s bilateral series[br]• Similar system is used to settle Women’s Ashes seriesEngland may be able to beat Sri Lanka and Pakistan on points – as well as by runs and wickets – this summer,whether plans to agree a multi-format winner get the go-ahead.
Negotiations are ongoing, and advanced, or between the England and Wales Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket to consider adopting a system similar to the one by which Australia’s women regained the Ashes in this country final summer. The women’s teams faced each other across the formats,including in only one Test match, with points allocated for success in each.
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Source: theguardian.com