The 18 first-class counties will debate the structure of the domestic season at a meeting early next month after being given the go-ahead to start on August 1 by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Which formats will be played - with only the inaugural edition of The Hundred scrapped from the calendar so far - will be at the top of the agenda and a new fixture schedule will be published thereafter.
County cricket has been on hold since April because of the coronavirus pandemic, but England will return to action with three Tests against the West Indies in July at the 'bio-secure venues' of the Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford.
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