The T20 Blast and the Hundred could be disbanded and replaced with one short-form competition under radical proposals due to be discussed between the ECB and county chiefs this autumn.
There are growing concerns that the domestic schedule, which has two premier short-form competitions, does not work and that the Hundred will not be able to compete with other T20 franchise leagues – particularly with the advent of Major League Cricket in America, which is due to expand next year and likely to clash with both the Blast and The Hundred while offering more valuable contracts.
The ECB and the counties are set to take another look at the future of the domestic calendar after the end of the season. One proposal, which has growing
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