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Moeen Ali believes the Hundred could eventually take over English cricket and expects other formats to be tinkered with over time.
The England all-rounder is the spearhead of his Birmingham Phoenix side, having established himself as a Twenty20 franchise star, most notably in the Indian Premier League. It has left him keen to see the sport evolve with the times.
'I feel the game does need to move on a little bit and move forward,' he tells Sportsmail. 'Everything seems to be getting quicker and faster, and everybody wants things to be quicker and faster.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali is the spearhead of Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred
'I feel like Test cricket will always be there, the other formats will always be there. I just think they'll be tinkered with here and there.
'To be honest, the Hundred won't really affect much other stuff initially for the next four or five years. Maybe in time the Hundred could really take over English cricket, depending on how well it's going.
'The game needs to move on. I think the more franchise teams that are out there for the players to excel is great, and great for the fans to keep watching their heroes perform.'
The 34-year-old's stance is clear: let's give the new format a chance.
Crucially, he believes it can co-exist with the other much-loved county competitions.
'When T20 started, I wasn't one of those people
