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Two-division Test cricket on agenda with ICC to consider WTC expansion

The International Cricket Council has set up a working group to explore moving to a system of two-division Test cricket

The Guardian - UK

India Test series as important as the Ashes to England, claims ECB chief

Ben Stokes and co. face India in the first Test starting this week

The Independent UK

ECB insists sale of Hundred teams will go through despite TV rights wrangle

The England and Wales Cricket Board insists the sale of the eight Hundred franchises will be completed, despite the ongoing delays to negotiations

The Guardian - UK

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What happened in the Hundred auction and what does it mean for English cricket?

The eight Hundred teams have drawn huge bids from investors.

The Independent UK

Hundred auction leaves counties feeling flush but no longer calling the shots

Minority partners will have major influence with combined valuation of the eight teams tracking towards £1bn

The Guardian - UK

England to face Afghanistan in Champions Trophy despite calls for boycott

More than 160 MPs and peers had called for a boycott in response to the Taliban’s actions since returning to power

Evening Standard

England make decision on Afghanistan clash at Champions Trophy after calls for boycott

The ECB have confirmed that the tournament fixture will go ahead despite calls for England to boycott over the Taliban’s treatment of women

The Independent UK

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England captain Jos Buttler reveals stance on possible boycott of Afghanistan clash

England have faced calls to boycott the Champions Trophy fixture due to the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights

The Independent UK

Jos Buttler says England boycott of Afghanistan fixture ‘not the way to go’

Jos Buttler believes England should play Afghanistan at next month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan despite calls for a boycott

The Guardian - UK

Heather Knight urges ICC to help ‘forgotten’ Afghanistan women’s team

The ECB has also called on the ICC to act, with chief executive Richard Gould urging the game’s global governing body to take action.

The Independent UK

ECB urges cricket’s leaders to take action over ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan

The ECB’s chief executive, Richard Gould, called on the International Cricket Council to ‘intervene and show global leadership’ over Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy

In response, ECB proposes an ‘ICC-wide’ action against Afghanistan over the Taliban’s crackdown on women.

Al Jazeera

England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’

England are set to face Afghanistan in Lahore, Pakistan on 26 February

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn call on England to boycott Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan

England are due to face Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in February

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The Independent UK

Politicians urge ECB to boycott England’s Champions Trophy game with Afghanistan

Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

The Independent UK

ECB chief provides update on sale of Hundred teams after ‘global interest’

Richard Gould also defended pay rises for top players in the competition after criticism from the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA)

The Guardian - UK

ECB warns it will not be ‘bounced’ into selling all Hundred cricket franchises

The ECB may not sell all Hundred franchises over the next year and is prepared to take some of them off the market if any offers fall short of their full value

The Guardian - UK

Women’s T20 World Cup: England players not fit enough, claims Hartley

The former international Alex Hartley has criticised some of England’s players’ fitness after their disappointing T20 World Cup exit

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The Independent UK

Champions Trophy held in Pakistan without India ‘not in cricket’s interests’

The eight-team tournament, effectively a mini 50-over World Cup, is due to take place in February but no schedule has been released.

The Guardian - UK

ICC plans multimillion-pound boost for Test cricket via dedicated cash fund

Test cricket is poised for the introduction of a dedicated fund as the International Cricket Council looks to boost match fees and stem the talent drain to lucrative franchise leagues

The Independent UK

The Hundred could be expanded after ‘really good, positive conversations’

The ECB are in dialogue with IPL owners and other potential investors about buying a stake in The Hundred teams.

The Guardian - UK

Counties fear ECB is freezing them out of shake-up of women’s cricket

Only first-class proposals for tier-two teams in the women’s domestic restructure have been put forward, leading to claims of a ‘stitch-up’

The Guardian - UK

ECB denies Yorkshire ‘punished for past sins’ with women’s county team snub

The chief executive of the ECB has stressed that Yorkshire initially missing out on the revamp of the professional women’s game is not a punishment

Evening Standard

Surrey awarded new elite women's team but Middlesex and Lord's miss out

Surrey want the women’s team to play half of their matches at the Oval

Evening Standard

Surrey driven by emotion in bid for historic County Championship three-peat

Back-to-back winners are extra motivated to deliver a final title for outgoing director of cricket Alec Stewart

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