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
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
Iam i am talking to business is about what impact it might have. Today, we are talking to the Hospitality Sector about what changes to immigration might need to them. Mean. In sport, the changing face of cricket the ecb wants to future proof the domestic game by creating a new eight team, city based Twenty20 Tournament. And matt has the weather. Good morning. Some dense fog for the Morning Commute some of you morning. Once the sun breakthrough, wanders throughout england and scotland. And for the west, could be dry spell be numbered . For the west, could be dry spell be numbered 7 all that coming for the west, could be dry spell be numbered7 all that coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Doctors in england could be told to stop prescribing Travel Vaccines, gluten free foods, and some ointments for muscle pain, ina bid to save hundreds of millions of pounds a year. Cough medicines and popular painkillers like paracetemol could be added to the list at a later date. Our Health E
Hurricane hanna makes landfall in southern texas with us officials warning ofa life threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rains. The uk government is due to set out its strategy to tackle including a 12 week plan for losing weight and doctors prescribing cycling. And spectators in england will be allowed back to watch live sport today at a special test event at the oval Cricket Ground in london. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The uk government has defended its decision to reimpose a m day quarantine on travellers from spain, throwing travel plans into chaos. Dominic raab said the government needs to be able to gauge the data in real time needs to be able to gauge the data in realtime in needs to be able to gauge the data in real time in order to prevent reinfection. The authorities in spain at insisting the country is safe for tourists despite new quarantine measures the uk has announced four people who travel there. The Br
Wales. The wintry blast has hit victoria and wildlife has had to contend with the icy conditions. But there are fears that trees and power lines could collapse under its weight. Forecasters have said this is a one in a 15 year weather event. Australia is a land of extremes. Snow falls on its mountains every year, but the amount varies. Want to have a taste . No. The complex slope pressure system that brought this wintry spectacle is expected to ease. A world away up in the tropics, the temperature in the city of darwin on sunday will reach 3a celsius. Phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben. Hello. There are still a few to few days of august remaining but as far as the weather is concerned, it will feel like autumn has arrived early at times this week. More wind and rain to come, particularly around tuesday and wednesday, it will turn cooler later in the week as well. Some showers in the forecast later today and most will ease tonight although som