Lord's looking for Twenty20 vision

The success of the Twenty20 Cup is still being assessed by the powers that be at Lord's. David Morgan, the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has called for a full review of the tournament, which attracted record crowds into previously deserted county grounds, before deciding on next year's format.

Understandably, the counties are keen to expand the competition with more matches at the start, or by having the semi-finals and the final on different days.

But the Board, mindful of the £1.75million windfall Twenty20 produced in three weeks this summer, does not want to kill the golden goose.

The Board has some unlikely support from BSkyB, whose audiences were encouraging because many matches were shown in the early evening.

But Sky wants the current format to remain for at least another year to see if this season's success is repeated, presenting the ECB with an interesting balancing act.