England are reportedly considering doubling or even tripling match fees for non-centrally contracted players amid the continued rise of lucrative franchise competitions.
At the start of the year, South Africa's new SA20 competition launched and the inaugural edition of ILT20 in the UAE was also played, while the Major League Cricket tournament had their first player draft earlier this month. Major League Cricket poses a particular problem for the ECB, given it is set to take place in America in July and there is an obvious clash with the English summer.
Mirror Sport understand that the ECB have informed centrally contracted stars they will not be allowed to play in the new tournament. The whole issue came to a head earlier this year, when several non-contracted fringe players turned down the opportunity to represent England when they toured Bangladesh.
