<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) should consider a shortened County Championship season without overseas players for two years to offset the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, former England skipper Michael Vaughan said.</p>.<p>The ECB has extended its suspension of the professional game until July 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means nine rounds of County Championship fixtures will be lost.</p>.<p>Counties face losses of up to 85 million pounds ($105.5 million) if the season is scrapped altogether, the BBC said citing a report from financial advisory firm Oakwell Sports.</p>.<p>"You have to look at every area where you can save a few quid," Vaughan, who captained England's test team between 2003 and 2008, told the BBC.</p>.<p>"Traditionalists will go mad at this, but these are unprecedented times. In the next two years, could you look at not having overseas players for the four-day game?"</p>.<p>Some counties, including Yorkshire and Essex, have cancelled or deferred contracts of overseas players due to the financial impact of the outbreak, which has shut down sports globally.</p>.<p>The virus has infected three million people globally causing more than 205,000 deaths.</p>.<p>Vaughan said reducing the number of fixtures in the County Championship from 14 to 10 would do no harm in the short term.</p>.<p>"Four-day cricket costs the game ... it is a cost that could, just for a couple of years, be worth reducing," he added.</p>.<p>"If you reduced it from 14 to 10 games, you'd miss the games but I don't think it would be a huge problem for a couple of years."</p>
<p>The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) should consider a shortened County Championship season without overseas players for two years to offset the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, former England skipper Michael Vaughan said.</p>.<p>The ECB has extended its suspension of the professional game until July 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means nine rounds of County Championship fixtures will be lost.</p>.<p>Counties face losses of up to 85 million pounds ($105.5 million) if the season is scrapped altogether, the BBC said citing a report from financial advisory firm Oakwell Sports.</p>.<p>"You have to look at every area where you can save a few quid," Vaughan, who captained England's test team between 2003 and 2008, told the BBC.</p>.<p>"Traditionalists will go mad at this, but these are unprecedented times. In the next two years, could you look at not having overseas players for the four-day game?"</p>.<p>Some counties, including Yorkshire and Essex, have cancelled or deferred contracts of overseas players due to the financial impact of the outbreak, which has shut down sports globally.</p>.<p>The virus has infected three million people globally causing more than 205,000 deaths.</p>.<p>Vaughan said reducing the number of fixtures in the County Championship from 14 to 10 would do no harm in the short term.</p>.<p>"Four-day cricket costs the game ... it is a cost that could, just for a couple of years, be worth reducing," he added.</p>.<p>"If you reduced it from 14 to 10 games, you'd miss the games but I don't think it would be a huge problem for a couple of years."</p>