The Hundred has long been a source of frustration to county cricket supporters who feel the 18 teams are negatively impacted by the marquee competition.
A county-led review offering feedback as to how a future structure could work will be undertaken in the coming weeks.
Rob Andrew, managing director of the professional game, said: “There’s a general feeling that these competitions can be improved, and we’ll make sure everybody’s views are listened to
“The schedule is not perfect. Our job is to try and pull all the views together.”
Asked whether the T20 Blast has suffered because of The Hundred, Andrew said: “There’s a feeling The Blast needs a refresh, to give it that renewed energy lost a little bit through The Hundred dynamics in recent years.
“Nothing’s on the table, nothing’s off the table.”
Meanwhile, the ECB remains hopeful of continuing to host the World Test Championship final beyond the current deal.
June’s showpiece at Lord’s between Australia and South Africa is the last year the final, which is held every two years, is slated to be in England.
“We’ve done such a good job and Lord’s will build on that this year,” said Gould.
“When people see more sell-out crowds then hopefully the arguments about moving it around the world will recede.”
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