MANCHESTER, Sept 16: All-rounder Chris Woakes expects players to be asked to take pay cuts after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced 20 per cent reduction in its workforce to deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ECB is grappling with a whopping 100-million pound loss as cricketing activities were disrupted due to the coronavirus outbreak. The amount could rise to 200 million pounds if the pandemic affects the 2021 summer.
�It�s incredibly sad news, really. There�s a lot of people behind the scenes at the ECB who work incredibly hard, important cogs in the wheel,� Woakes told reporters.
�At this moment of time, it is hard for me to say �we�re going to take X cuts, and there are going to be donations here, left right and centre�. Until we�ve seen what happens from above we�ll then get more of a feel for it. I certainly wouldn�t rule that out.� � PTI
