Consumer and actually say, to cricket fans, we have the ability to make that proportion of cricket fans that care about our sport much, much bigger than what it is now. We need to be more open, we need to be more representative, and we need to connect more with more people. This is how the new tournament may look. From 2020, there will be eight teams, as yet unnamed, based around regions instead of counties. Each will field a squad of 15 players, including three from overseas, and in a crowded schedule the competition will consist of 36 games over the 38 days, building towards a final. The counties, meanwhile, are preparing for the new season yorkshire taking on lancashire in a friendly this week in the warmth of dubai. These two clubs know theyll at least host matches of the new tournament at their grounds. Others, however, will miss out. I think they might be quite disappointed that theyve not got a franchise, say it is one of the smaller grounds, but on the other hand, i think ill b
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