MARTYN Moxon has outlined Yorkshire's strategy to improve their County Championship batting in 2018.

No stone has been left unturned, according to the county's director of cricket, with measures taken to address both the technical and mental side of scoring runs.

That has included making it compulsory for players to utilise the club's sports pyschologist, Dr Mark Nesti, who also works at Liverpool John Moores University and is experienced in football.

However, speaking at the club's annual general meeting on Saturday, Moxon feels the development of Twenty20 cricket has adversely impacted on four-day batting, and not just at Yorkshire.

"Our Championship form was hugely disappointing, and the batting was the main problem. It's not new - we were talking about it last year," said Moxon.

"The big difference (in 2017) was that once our captain got picked for England, we didn't have that individual or a couple of individuals who got us out of trouble. After 10 games, to have only 14 batting points, you're not going to win Championships.

"From a coaching point of view, it was really frustrating because we know how good our players are or can be.

"I also think it's a game wide problem. Look at England in the Ashes, and we won't even mention Auckland.

"T20 is providing a mindset that means batsmen want to dominate and score boundaries.

"We are finding it very difficult to adapt to the different mindsets and techniques of red and white ball cricket. The difference between the two games is wider than it's ever been in my opinion.

"The white ball doesn't deviate, the red ball does. Your technique and way you go about batting needs to be different. I think too many players are trying to play the same way, and it doesn't work.

"We had a lot of strong conversations at the end of last year. The players were very honest. Everybody agreed it was far below what we're capable of and should be producing.

"The batsmen in particular were very keen to strip their games right back. That started in November when the lads reported back for training.

"We looked at techniques and got right back to the basics of four-day batting. We also looked at the mentality of four-day batting.

"As we all know, psychology is a big part of any sport. And psychology support has always been there at Yorkshire. It's been very much a case of the players having it if they choose it.

"We are trying to leave no stone unturned to make sure not only are we technically better, we are mentally better to adapt to the three formats. At the end of the day, we're Yorkshire, and we want to win three trophies.

"The County Championship is still the prize, but we want to be successful in all formats. To be fair to the lads, their worth ethic and attitude has been outstanding."