The ECB are soon to outline details of the financial support package they will offer counties who will hit problems because the start of the domestic season has been delayed due to coronavirus.

There may be no cricket at present, but there is still much to discuss, and Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David 'Bumble' Lloyd are on hand to answer some important questions.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sky Sports have given their blessing to the ECB postponing The Hundred for 12 months - despite the competition's importance to their £1.1bn television deal.

The ECB are considering a re-draft of players if they postpone the Hundred for 12 months - due to changes in status of Kolpak cricketers and the availability of overseas stars.

EXCLUSIVE: The ECB are preparing to postpone England's Test series against West Indies, put back the Twenty20 Blast until later in the summer and cancel the inaugural Hundred.

Can you guess the England cricket star who posted a throwback picture of himself alongside his sister on Instagram? He's wearing his first Nottingham Forest shirt in the photo.

Twenty20 record breaker Chris Gayle has signed for St Lucia Zouks for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that all players are entitled to 12.5 per cent of their deals even if the competition does not take place.

The ECB have delayed the 2020 season until at least July 1, leaving just three months to complete the remaining nine County Championship rounds, the Twenty20 Blast and the new Hundred competition.

ECB chief Tom Harrison revealed on Friday that he had offers 'on the table' from both New Zealand and Australia, as English cricket explores all options in a bid to fulfil its fixture list.

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: It would appear that the England and Wales Cricket Board can do no wrong at the moment when it comes to dealing with the Press.

The Hundred's inaugural season is set to be formally delayed at a board meeting of the England and Wales Board Cricket Board.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB instigated a review into Watmore's appointment last week after revelations that he had been subject of an independent whistleblowing report.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB will become the first governing body or league in the country to lose domestic television income as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March before the coronavirus outbreak shut down sport worldwide as countries introduced lockdown measures to prevent the spread.

EXCLUSIVE By MATT HUGHES: The ECB will face opposition from MCC and counties who play at major Test venues if they seek to sell stakes in Hundred franchises to private equity,

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Key winces at the revelation that his close friend Andrew Flintoff believes he was one of the great English batsmen against fast bowling.

With ECB chief Tom Harrison warning of a £380m black hole in the game's finances if no cricket is possible, Connor remains hopeful England will still be able to face India and South Africa.

The 51-year-old actor gave a rather bizarre statement on the situation to People on Thursday. His ex-wife Mueller reportedly agreed to a psych evaluation after a bizarre 24 hours.

 It is his big comeback since announcing he is HIV Positive. And the actor ooks full of beans as he poses with his on-screen stepmother Leah Remini in a still from his forthcoming film.

He reignited a three year-old feud with Rihanna last week. 'dear @rihanna, pardon my inane self indulgence. let's have a drink someday (on me)....' he wrote, signing off with a loveheart

He's been living a relatively low profile existence for the six years since his spectacular exit from Two And A Half Men.

Charlie, 51, took to his Instagram on Thursday to share a throwback image from No Man's Land featuring a surprise appearance from Brad Pitt.

The 51-year-old appeared to comply with authorities as he disembarked his plane so it could be inspected by police, who were joined by sniffer dogs.

Another lawsuit has been filed by one of Charlie Sheen's (pictured) ex-girlfriend's alleging that he exposed her to HIV and discouraged her from taking antiretroviral drugs.

It's been 28 years since Major League - the first of a three-film franchise - premiered. But this weekend, the film's stars Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen and Tom Berenger all got together.

Charlie Sheen, 52, claims the unidentified woman suing him for exposure to HIV is a prostitute who knew he was positive when they first met and signed an NDA before they had sex.

The 52-year-old Hollywood actor gives $20,000-a-month to his ex-wife Denise Richards for their daughters Sam, 14, and Lola, 13, and $55,000-a-month to his other ex-wife Brooke Mueller.

He made a public pledge not to touch alcohol while he's travelling Down Under for his speaking tour next month.

Controversial actor Charlie Sheen, 53, has become the first man to grace the cover of Maxim Australia in seven years.  

Actor Brooke Mueller, 41, ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, was said to be outside of RiteAid at 7am in the Hamptons on Sunday, with 'suitcases full of drugs,' and allegedly demanded strangers 'party' with her.

Denise Richards has filed paperwork to take her ex Charlie to court over accusations he's owes $450,000 in child support, which he's hiding to avoid paying up, according to The Blast .

The actress, 48, was spotted enjoying some time away from the drama on Thursday, when she stepped out for the VFiles New York Fashion Week presentation at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

The blonde Playboy cover girl looked flawless in a bronze dress as she stood against a wall of bougainvillea plants. She has been on the soap for months.

Harvey Weinstein spent an entire year trying to kill the bombshell exposes about his sexual misconduct that ran in The New York Times and the New Yorker with the help of a very unlikely source - Lisa Bloom.

The model, 48, is said to have 'walked away' from filming the reality series after the liaison came to light, but seemed in good spirits as she attended the Blow and Darkness screening in Madrid.

Bush pounced at the Iowa State Fair, insisting the scandal is a problematic issue for the Democratic front-runner – and taking pot-shots at the billionaire Trump's flashy entrances.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush used a national op-ed column on Tuesday for two tasks - praising Pope Francis and throwing a jab at President Obama.

One-time Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush is getting a stern lecture from his top donors to reverse his slide in the polls or they will desert his bid for president in 2016.

Jeb Bush wrote in a 2013 book that 'leaky' immigration policies led to the 2001 terrorist attack on the U.S. - although he attacked Donald Trump last week for saying the same thing.

Rubio has vaulted into 3rd place behind Trump and Ben Carson in the past two months, growing support from 4 per cent to 13. Trump has slipped two points but still leads Ben Carson by 10

'I think I'm better looking than he is,' Trump said of the much younger Floridian, as he hammered him on the 'very, very disloyal' decision to run against his mentor Jeb Bush.

Jon Kraushar, a renowned Republican consultant who helped coach Jeb Bush's father and brother to presidential victories over the past 30 years is now being called to help Jeb Bush himself.

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz sure looked to have a strong debate night last week – and now there's a poll to prove it. Both Rubio and Cruz made substantial gains, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

Everyone in the field – including Clinton – improved their 'honesty and trustworthy' scores except for Ben Carson, whose number has plummeted by 7 points since the beginning of the month.

Bush had challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate. The Donald responded by sharing the image with 5.4 million Twitter followers – depicting Jeb with his finger up one nostril.

At a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Jeb Bush gifted a 13-year-old boy named Zacharie a tiny turtle, which he apparently keeps in his pocket for such occasions.

Saturday Night Live kicked off with a skit mocking Thursday night's Republican debate, poking fun at all seven candidates' performances from earlier this week.

Jimmy Kimmel parodied Trump's Freedom Kids, with a less-than-rousing performance by a trio of girls (with Vanessa Hudgens) who sang of Bush's sad showing at the polls.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Tuesday appeared to question GOP front-runner Donald Trump's Christian faith, although his campaign later backpedaled