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Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) chief executive Angus Porter believes the volume of domestic cricket played in England needs to be reviewed.

England and Wales Cricket Board chiefs are planning changes to the County Championship for next season, with a reduction from 16 fixtures per team to either 14 or 12 being considered and a switch to three regional conferences mooted.

But The Times quoted Porter as saying: "If we are looking at the schedule, we should look at all of it. I do not think the players would necessarily go with the championship as the only place to reduce.

"They also want a close look at 40-over cricket and I think they are nervous that we might be overdoing Twenty20. They are aware of the commercial angle and they love playing it, but they are just worried.

"Some counties have three Twenty20 games in five days. Commonly there are two in three days. The whole business assumes grounds will be sold out, and we are genuinely concerned whether that is true."

Many early fixtures in last season’s four-day game suffered huge disruption because of the weather, and Porter is worried about a repeat of that situation.

"For many [counties], four of the championship games will be completed by the end of April and, if the weather is not good, it may mean very few results with a quarter of the season gone," he added.

"We must make sure we structure the schedule correctly in 2011 and beyond to fit in the right amount of cricket and move from quantity to quality."

He also called for an early decision from the ECB on future plans so players know what is at stake this season.

"Announcing something like, say, a three-division championship when this season is materially completed would be unacceptable," he claimed. "If the players are saying anything to us, it is 'get the decisions made early'."