England great Alastair Cook has received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours. The 34-year-old becomes the 11th Englishman to be knighted for services to cricket.
England's top cricket administrator may feel young people no longer care about cricket, but the man running the sport's global governing body is adamant youth interest is rising worldwide.
"The younger generation, whether you like it or not, are just not attracted to cricket."
ECB is likely to face opposition from the purists, who already feel that the influx of T20 cricket is hammering the sport.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves has said that it will host a day-night Test in the coming days.
It is believed that the Olympics could cost the ECB $160 million.
Graves said that he firmly believes England would win the series.
Andrew Strauss said "inflammatory comments" made by Kevin Pietersen in his controversial autobiography helped explain Pietersen's ongoing exile.
Kevin Pietersen put aside IPL riches to play for Surrey in the County Championship.
Pietersen felt cheated when he met Strauss on Monday night only to be told that he would not be making a comeback to the national side.