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World Club Championship set for 2026 launch

GEORGE DOBELL: The Cricketer understands that plans are being developed to revive the champions league format and bring together the winners from the IPL, Big Bash and The Hundred, among others, to compete for a new competition

Knight Riders eye up LA2028 cricket venue

JAMES COYNE: IOC hope to avoid repeat of New York drop-in pitches debacle through a long-term tie-up with IPL and MLC franchise owners Knight Riders

Richard Thompson reappointed as ECB chair

GEORGE DOBELL: Thompson's tenure has been extended by an extra year until September 2028 following changes to the ECB's Articles of Association, which saw the term extended from five to three years, with no one able to serve more than two terms

"I think what changes is me coming here": MCC CEO outlines Lord's redevelopment plans

GEORGE DOBELL: Rob Lawson's arrival as MCC chief executive appears to have revived the possibility of the club working with property developer Charles Rifkind to execute previously impeded redevelopment plans

Players should not be expected to choose between the rearranged IPL and their international commitments

OSCAR RESS: With the rescheduled IPL, owing to the India-Pakistan tensions, threatening to create chaos in the cricketing calendar, the ECB and CSA stepped in to ensure they were prioritised

ECB make decision on IPL players' availability for West Indies series

GEORGE DOBELL: With the IPL being rescheduled due to security concerns, the final will now not be played until June 3, which means the knockout stages clash with the ODI series between England and West Indies which starts at Edgbaston on May 29

Youthful Professional County Club Select XI picked to face Zimbabwe

Josh De Caires, who has played 21 first-class matches but is yet to feature in the County Championship this season, will captain a squad that includes England international Dan Mousley for the tour match at Leicester

Lydia Greenway set for England Women's selector role

NICK FRIEND: Greenway, who has worked with Charlotte Edwards at Mumbai Indians and was a longtime teammate of the new head coach, is set to step into the newly introduced role

ECB offer opens door to possible IPL arrangement

GEORGE DOBELL: The Cricketer understands contact has been made with the BCCI, after the 10-team tournament was suspended for a week after an increase in military tensions between India and Pakistan

Former national selector named as next MCC president

GEORGE DOBELL: Ed Smith's appointment was announced by his predecessor, Lord King, at the club's AGM at Lord's

Transgender women banned from playing women's cricket in England

JAMES COYNE: "Only those whose biological sex is female" are now able to play women's cricket in England and Wales after the ECB fell in line with a Supreme Court judgement

BBC agree new digital rights deal for England matches

JAMES COYNE: It means that the BBC Sport website will continue to show near-live digital clips of all England men's and women's red and white-ball matches, plus there will be a traditional TV highlights show, Today at the Test, for all games

Yes The Hundred generated a lot of money, but English cricket shouldn't be for sale

GEORGE DOBELL: The sale of the Hundred teams, which has reportedly raised over £500 million to be reinvested into the county game, will have some benefits, but do they outweigh the detriments?

Hundred sales set to complete at "locked in" valuations

The deals are set to bring close to £520million into the game, with the teams valued by investors at more than £975m

Agent banned for corruption after Cricket Regulator charge

Moghees Ahmed, who fronts an agency called the International Cricketers Association (ICA), has been found guilty of four charges of breaching the ECB Anti-Corruption Code