Points system (cricket)

[1][2] Talking about the points system, then England captain Charlotte Edwards said " It preserves Test cricket, which is the most important thing, but equally we get to play the more popular formats which are one day and Twenty20 which the media and the public has a huge demand for.

[4][5] Australian coach Matthew Mott described this updated system as fairer, as "Whether you win or lose the Test match, it doesn't really disadvantage or advantage you.

[17] In May 2016, it was confirmed that a multiformat points system would be used for England's summer series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

[18][19] Director of England Cricket Andrew Strauss, who announced the new points system, said that "We're trying to create more context to every game that's played.

"[18][20][21] Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews was opposed to the points system, saying "I don’t like to move away from the traditional game but whatever the administrators decide we’ll have to go with and move on",[22] whilst former England captain Michael Vaughan called the new system "nonsense".

[23] Former Australian bowler Jason Gillespie said that the points system was worth a trial, as it had been successful in The Women's Ashes.

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Charlotte Edwards , who captained the England women's cricket team in the 2013 Women's Ashes series, the first time a muliformat points system was used.
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Andrew Strauss , who announced the first use of the points system in men's cricket