Headley’s departure was cited last week on the club’s website in response to the decision of Adil Rashid and Alex Hales to place their first-class careers in cold storage. Rashid and Hales have somehow heightened the existential angst surrounding cricket’s future; one that Jos Buttler, their England team-mate, recently predicted could result in a one-format sport. “It’s a very fragile existence and there are only so many overseas places in the Twenty20 leagues around the world,” said Giles. “I worry about how the ICC are going to shape the future of the game and balance franchise and international cricket. Jos Buttler says he hasn’t given up on returning to England Test team Read moreIndeed beyond the future workings of the English game, the greatest fault line occurs between the Twenty20 leagues and the international game overall.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2018 12:25 UTC