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The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes

ECB accused of ‘selling family silver’ as Hundred auction starts with Invincibles

Sam Curran, of Oval Invincibles
Sam Curran, of Oval Invincibles. Photograph: Alex Davidson/ECB/Getty Images

The England and Wales Cricket Board has been accused of “selling the family silver and cricket’s soul” rather than taking “strategic decisions” by one of the bidders in the Hundred auction, which begins on Thursday.

The Oval Invincibles is the first franchise up for grabs when the final round of bidding starts with a live online auction at 1.30pm, with Birmingham Phoenix to be sold via sealed bids later in the day.

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