Points Based System to be Adapted During England Srilanka Series

England are scheduled to host Sri Lanka for three Tests, five ODIs, and a T20I.

Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed that the England Cricket Board (ECB) has made a request for the upcoming series between the two teams to use a points-based system – following the lead of the women’s game – to decide a winner across all formats.

The proposal will be discussed by the SLC committee at its next board meeting either later this month or early in May although even if it is agreed each format will continue to be contested for separately as well.

The ECB led the way in introducing points-based scoring across all three formats for the women’s Ashes in 2013.

Initially, there were six points available for winning a Test (two for a draw) and two points for the ODIs and T20s, although the Test allocation has since been cut to four points as there was concern the one-off Tests had too much of a weighting.

The only two Test series ‘trophies’ that England do not currently hold are against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who are the second visiting team for the season and whose tour could also adopt the points system.

Sri Lanka won 1-0 on the 2014 visit to England, and Pakistan won 2-0 in the UAE late last year.