More BS on the Hundred (from 21/12, had missed this)

Andy Anson is either playing a very cunning long game to get Manchester Originals turned into Lancashire, or he just hates county cricket.

"We do support the transfer of a controlling equity stake in the Manchester Originals to Lancashire Cricket. We would not accept any expansion of the window in the schedule allocated to the Hundred, even if the numbers of teams expanded… also, the T20 Blast needs to be an absolute priority for everyone, and should be improved and not undermined in any way by these discussions and decisions."

And Tim Bostock of Durham just hates county cricket:

"He also hinted at the possibility of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) investing in a Hundred team in the north-east. "We've seen the Saudis have bought Newcastle United just down the road, and you don't need to be a brain surgeon to see they are building a portfolio," Bostock said."

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lancashire-chairman-resists-notion-of-county-rebrand-for-hundred-teams-1413873