The jury is definitely out on two divisions - it is something we must address David Morgan

"There is real merit in a single Championship, where winning the title would impress everybody," he said.

"To have a two-division Championship in which Lancashire and Yorkshire don't play each other is short-changing the game and the public."

The Championship has been split into two divisions since 2001.

Morgan voiced opposition on his appointment as England and Wales Cricket Board chairman the following year.

But an ECB review completed last December chose to leave the four-day game almost untouched, opting only to change the format of limited-overs cricket.

The only change to the Championship for 2006 will see a reduction in the number of sides promoted and relegated, from three to two.

COUNTY CHANGES FOR 2006 C&G Trophy played in two zones, including Scotland and Ireland, in first half of season Totesport League cut to 40 overs, held in second half of season Two-up/two-down in Totesport League and Championship with playoff between third teams in Totesport League England A to play both touring sides each summer

"The jury is definitely out on two divisions," Morgan told the Independent on Sunday.

"The former board discussed it informally and it is something we must address."

Newly-promoted Nottinghamshire this year proved how close the level of play in the two divisions is by winning the Championship title this season.

And 2004 Division Two runners-up Hampshire again finished just one place behind Notts.

Morgan, whose term as chairman ends in May 2007, also voiced support for a return to three-day cricket, which was abandoned because matches were too often ruined by weather.

He advocates playing a minimum of 120, rather than 104 overs per day in the competition.

"It would give the players some rest and it might do wonders to speed to over-rate, a real cause for concern," he explained.

And Morgan revealed the ECB is discussing timing and format of future Ashes series with it's Australian counterparts.