Sir Andrew Strauss will step down as strategic adviser and chairman of the ECB's performance committee in May

Strauss conducted performance evaluation after loss 4 -0 from the Ashes in 2021.

But plans for fewer County Championship games and dedicated windows white ball tournaments failed.

< p class="" data-reactid=".2bs0ct6y2lc.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4">"Having recently taken on additional outside responsibilities, Andrew decided that it was time to step down from his role at the ECB,” the ECB said. .

ECB Director General Richard Gould said in early April that the proposals put forward by the review to modify the structure of domestic cricket "died in the water".

Strauss said: "I really enjoyed my time at the ECB and I am proud to have contributed to a period of success for our England teams.

"With increasing commitments outside the organization, I have unfortunately decided that it is time to leave my current position."

Chief Executive David Mahoney will also leave the ECB on September 1.

The ECB was able to adopt 15 of the 17 recommendations made in the performance review, but changes to the schedule required approval from at least 12 of the 18 counties and did not meet this threshold.

Strauss, who was the Ashes' two-time winning captain, joined the board in September 2020 and has also served as interim chief executive of England men's cricket between February and May 2022.

The 46-year-old had previously been manager of England cricket for three-and-a-half years until he stepped down to look after his late wife Ruth in October 2018 < /p>

ECB President Richard Thompson said: "Andrew has done exceptional service to cricket English for many years in a number of different fields. the roles.

"I greatly appreciated the guidance and expertise he provided during my tenure as President , and I enjoyed working with him.

"We are currently implementing the vast majority of recommendations from his impressive high performance review, which I believe will help our England men's teams maintain their success.

"I'm sure he has a lot more to contribute to the game and I hope he will return in the future."

Penny Avis, Baroness Zahida Manzoor, Jennifer Owen Adams and Gareth Williams have all were appointed non-executive directors.

The three-year appointments follow the death of Brenda Trenowden and the departure by Barry O'Brien, Jim Wood, Lucy Pearson, Valerie Amos and Martin Darlow.

Nominations will be ratified at the May Annual General Meeting. Two other appointments will be made...