‘Too much to squeeze it in at end of season’ – all-rounderMoeen believes overseas players vital to Hundred’s successMoeen Ali has endorsed postponing the Hundred this year, reasoning that the
England and Wales
Cricket Board’s flagship competition is too important to be diluted because of current world events. The ECB last week called a halt to all cricket until 1 July at the earliest because of
Coronavirus while the board is set to convene on Wednesday evening to discuss delaying its 100-ball competition by 12 months.
A number of factors, including the prospect of overseas stars being unable or reluctant to travel, means a delay is the expected outcome and Moeen believes it a necessary measure. The England all-rounder was set to captain Birmingham Phoenix but he pointed out any schedule will already be bloated without a fourth format being added to the calendar.