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MCC dampens immediate Hundred expansion plans

GEORGE DOBELL: After ECB described the expansion of the tournament as "almost a no-brainer" in February, the MCC's chief executive, Rob Lawson, who will oversee London Spirit, the highest valued team, said he cannot see expansion in the short-term

The start of the inevitable march to irrelevance for county cricket

FANOS HIRA: Ex-Worcestershire chair and investment banker reflects bleakly on the implications of the sale of equity in Hundred sides

Hats off to the ECB for Hundred sale... shame it is 15 years too late

TERRY BLAKE, a former ECB marketing manager and commercial director, weighs in on the sale of stakes in the eight teams

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

Confidence growing that women's cricket will benefit from The Hundred sales

NICK HOWSON: With approximately £520million set to be injected into English cricket, much of which is being split between the fully aligned counties, Beth Barrett-Wild is confident the women's domestic game will profit

Former England Men's brains trust reunited in The Hundred

Joining Andy Flower's coaching team at Trent Rockets will be Nottinghamshire's Peter Moores, with Paul Franks taking charge of their One-Day Cup campaign

David Payne: "I'm just rising and rising now, which is all I ever wanted to do"

NICK FRIEND – INTERVIEW: Payne was rewarded for a T20 campaign that drove Gloucestershire to Blast glory with a £120,000 Hundred payday, less than two years after an ankle injury forced him onto a white-ball contract and threatened his future

David Warner: Ruling out an Ashes return, a warning for Bazball and the threat of Dan Worrall

NICK HOWSON: The former Australia batter is welcoming the prospect of returning to Lord's, the scene of his confrontation in the Long Room two years ago, which saw an MCC member expelled

Sophia Gardens in Washington DC? Glamorgan thrilled with their new Welsh Fire partners

HUW TURBERVILL: Sanjay Govil, who purchased a 50 per cent stake in Welsh Fire, may use Sophia Gardens as inspiration for Washington Freedom's new home

David Warner leads men's Hundred draft recruits as Australian signs for London Spirit

New Zealand trio Rachin Ravindra, Lockie Ferguson and Michael Bracewell earned big deals after Jamie Overton was picked up for £200,000 as the first signing

Georgia Voll and Deandra Dottin among overseas stars drafted for Women's Hundred

Twenty-nine players are added across the eight squads, with Heather Knight and Sophia Dunkley finding familiar homes

Players' working group to be assembled for Hundred following salary hike fallout

NICK FRIEND: As a result of the 25 per cent increase in the salary for this year's Hundred, the competition's gender pay gap rose

Returning overseas stars lead The Hundred draft player list

The draft will take place on Wednesday, March 12, as the eight teams fill their remaining men's and women's spots after last month's retentions

Moeen Ali: Why The Hundred is "hindering" England's next generation

GEORGE DOBELL: The allrounder, who is retiring from English domestic cricket this season, also threw his support behind Ben Stokes as England's next white-ball captain after Jos Buttler stepped down following his team's Champions Trophy exit