… And new T20 is the only way

By Chris Stocks
England’s limited-overs captain, a veteran of franchise T20 competitions such as the Indian Premier League and Australia’s Big Bash, spoke passionately in favour of the tournament when he was invited to address county chairmen and chief executives at Lord’s on Monday.
Morgan’s words helped convince all 18 first-class counties to sign deeds that will allow the England & Wales Cricket Board to sell broadcast rights to the new competition. Now only a vote of all 41 ECB members next month – the result of whic...