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The ECB has met with representatives of all 18 first-class counties and MCC to discuss the recommendations made in the Morgan Review.
The ECB board has concluded that the Morgan Review should be adopted in full or not at all, and identified a number of areas in which further dialogue was required with the first-class counties.
Kyle Hogg is confident Lancashire can retain their LV= County Championship title next season. “We believed we could win it this time last year and we went on to win it," the 28-year-old told ecb.co.uk.
Martin Saggers has been added to the first-class full list of umpires for 2012 following the retirement of John Steele at the end of the 2011 season.
The ECB has announced the fixtures for the 2012 county season. The first round of LV= County Championship matches starts on Thursday 5 April with the last round commencing on September 11.
The ECB board has received an interim report from David Morgan concerning the domestic game, with suggestions for changes to all three competitions.
Paul Horton and Steven Croft are still struggling to come to terms with Lancashire’s historic LV= County Championship triumph this summer - so a trip to Buckingham Palace hardly helped matters.
Dale Benkenstein was not overly disappointed Durham missed out on honours this season because he believes their progress is proof they are on the right track for next year and beyond.
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