22-09-2022, 21:39
They need 12 of the 18 counties to agree to the proposal, and it's clearly not going to pass in its current form. My fear is that Strauss and the ECB have formulated this plan as an aggressive opening gambit, betting that if they make concessions on the T20 Blast (i.e. allow it to retain a 14-match group stage), enough counties will see the £££ signs before their eyes and agree to the red-ball changes without modification or compromise.
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