County cricket chief Gordon Hollins expects the number of counties playing championship cricket to remain at 18 despite fears over the impact caused by launching The Hundred.
Mark Ramprakash has lost his job as England’s batting coach, with Graham Thorpe expected to take over for this summer’s Ashes.
Chris Silverwood has emerged as a leading candidate to become England’s next head coach, a job Ashley Giles is “99.9 per cent” certain will not be split into two positions.
The England and Wales Cricket Board has unveiled the principal playing conditions for its controversial 100-ball format as well as announcing it will be called The Hundred.