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.

In a report seen by Sportsmail, consultants Oakwell Sports Advisory recommend selling a stake in each of the eight franchises to private equity as a potential solution to the financial issues.

Sportsmail understands that while the ECB have not been involved directly in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India they are aware of the various contingencies being drawn up.

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,

Dukes, the manufacturers of balls used in English home Tests, have dismissed the need for artificial substances to aid shining if international cricket is played this summer.

Mark Wood, the England fast bowler who has produced the best form of his career over the last year or so, says the players have 'asked good questions' and have been given 'good answers'.

The actor has been involved in a clinical trial for a drug called PRO-140 since early this year. And on Tuesday, he received the news from his doctor that his virus is no longer detectable.

Bold and The Beautiful star Rena Sofer praised former co-star Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men, telling The Morning Show on Thursday the actor was a pleasure to work with.

The actor's tweet, which read, 'Dear God; Trump next, please!,' was shared as the world reacted to the death of Carrie Fisher's mother Debbie Reynolds - the latest huge name to pass away in 2016.

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.

There was still some great work being done however by one employee, with writer and executive producer Bruce Rasmussen deciding to take aim at those making light of the news.

Charlie Sheen's first-ever speaking tour in Australia later this year looks set to be an eye-opener.

The 52-year-old actor originally bought the property in 2006 for $7.2 million, so selling at the adjusted price would still see him accumulate a $2 million profit on his lavish property.

The 53-year-old Golden Globe winner still cashes in on his unhinged Hollywood badboy persona

Denise Richards was accepting of her ex-husband Charlie Sheen on Tuesday's episode of the RHOBH. She said he could have brought a prostitute to her wedding and she wouldn't care.

DailyMail.com has a first look at the recent revamp after the property took a hit from the wild fires of 2018. The grand re-opening of the facility is on June 13.

Denise Richards opened up on the Daddy Issues podcast about her ex Charlie Sheen bringing a prostitute to Thanksgiving. She recounted her father's hilarious reaction to the surprise guest.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The BAFTA and Olivier award-winning entertainer said when she and partner Jamie Horn attended musical shows, pre-lockdown, the baby would 'kick like mad'.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge are going to help Britain find its funny bone again by taking Noel Coward's classic Private Lives on the road in October, planning to open in Bath.

The new video features Trump praising Hillary Clinton as a 'terrific woman,' declaring himself 'very pro-choice' and saying his views as a New Yorker are 'different than if I lived in Iowa.'

This week Jeb Bush's Super PAC claimed the country's 'brightest days' are ahead should he be voted in. But there's one problem - the PAC have illustrated their point with idyllic scenes of Britain.

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.

Donald Trump suggested on Fox News Sunday that his tough stance on immigration might have prevented the terrorist attacks on 9/11. 'I doubt that those people would have been in the country.'

Clearly, former President George W. Bush's presidential pick is his brother Jeb Bush, but his least favorite GOP candidate  – well, that would be Ted Cruz. 'I just don't like the guy,' he said.

Former Republican presidential front-runner Jeb Bush had the support of his father and his brother at a Houston rally Sunday night, but donors are increasingly nervous about the campaign.

Jeb Bush is promising there will be more pep in his step as his presidential campaign attempts to reboot after last week's lackluster debate appearance. 'I'm a grinder,''f Bush said.

New York investor billionaire Paul Singer is now backing rival Marco Rubio, 44, after he was subject to an aggressive verbal attack from Jeb Bush, left, during a TV debate.

Bush pushed the reset button on his struggling campaign today, kicking off his 'Jeb can fix it' tour from the state he presided over as governor for eight years.

'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.

Three more GOP candidates are likely to be downgraded from prime time to meal time at the next debate, including Rand Paul. The senator says he won't debate at all if it comes to that.

'I'm looking to win everything,' Trump told a capacity crowd of thousands in a South Carolina hotel ballroom, saying that his tussles with Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are part of a 'war.'

Graham is seen as a puckish war hawk, a combination of qualities that served him poorly in his brief run for the presidency. Now he's on team 'Jeb!'

After a second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump is poised to bounce back with a crushing victory in the New Hampshire primary.

'We will be worse off than we are now,' Bush warned of a Trump presidency during a South Carolina rally. 'And we are pretty bad off right now.'

Kate McKinnon took on Clinton impersonating duties to sing Bonnie Raitt's I Can't Make You Love Me as a group of friends considered switching their allegiance to Bernie Sanders.

Former President George W. Bush lent his brother's campaign a jolt of energy at a rally tonight in North Charleston, South Carolina, using humor to punctuate his pitch for Jeb Bush.

The Republican race is down to five candidates as Bush bails and The Donald stays firmly on top with two wins under his belt.

Watch Marco Rubio as a robot, Hillary Clinton become an assassin for Goldman-Sachs and Donald Trump be a tricky fighter in 'The Debateful Eight,' a short animated Simpsons skit.

Failed Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a surprise appearance at the Emmys, appearing as Julia Louis-Dreyfus's limo driver in the cold open.

Barbara Bush, former US First Lady, has become the latest death hoax victim after a news website claiming to be CNN reported that she had died amid news of her serious illness.

Jeb Bush gave a touching eulogy to his iconic mother on Saturday which included jokes and tear-jerking anecdotes about her 72-year-old romance with his father and her beauty routine.

REBECCA HARDY: Shortly after Field Marshal Lord Bramall shared his final wishes with his family, his only son Nicolas started tapping out an email.

'It's pretty tough when you have both David Bowie and Prince championing you, but the music business still can't really be bothered,' says Beverley Knight with a shrug

LADY GLENCONNER: Think about a wildly unconventional Christmas; Santa Claus arriving by boat and rock royalty - Mick Jagger and David Bowie - singing lustily in a tiny bamboo church.

IAN LADYMAN: England's top clubs will survive Covid-19. But for those looking to join them for more than the occasional season, the landscape threatens to become unrecognisable.

The Premier League is among the major competitions hoping to return in the coming weeks, with June 12 the date earmarked by Project Restart.

Top-flight clubs were provided with a seven-page document last week outlining hygiene guidelines aimed at protecting players and staff from Covid-19.

Ronald Koeman has spoken out for the first time after being rushed to hospital in Amsterdam for an emergency heart procedure.

Should the Premier League and Championship return the vast majority of the outstanding 200 matches may be played at different hours of the day with all of them shown on television or online.

KIT HOLDEN IN GERMANY: The restart may be good news for football-starved fans across the world, but for the stars of Germany's top flight, it means a sudden return to full-time work.