The Hundred franchises are in dispute over new rules for signing players next season amid moves from some of the new investors to break up the Oval Invincibles all-conquering men’s squad, who won the competition for the third successive year on Sunday.
As revealed by the Guardian last week, the eight teams have decided to abandon the established draft system in favour of an Indian Premier League-style open auction, but have yet to reach agreement on how many players each team will retain from their existing squads, if any.
