Matt Roller

Senior correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

BBL watches Hundred sales process amid 'shifting' landscape

With English cricket heading down a new path, it leaves Australia as the outlier in terms of private investment in their domestic league

31-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

Mumbai Indians owners win bid for 49% stake in Oval Invincibles

Surrey-based team become first to be sold off in ECB equity sale, as giants of IPL secure winning bid

30-Jan-2025•Matt Roller and Nagraj Gollapudi

Player union wants 'basic protections' to ensure franchise leagues pay players on time

Insiders say that non-payment issue has spiralled out of control of late with a proliferation of new leagues in recent years

29-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

Hundred investors express frustration at ECB's 'pure financial' motives

ECB defend "thorough and rigorous" process as sale prepares to get underway this week

28-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

Hundred and MLC avoid fixtures clash for 2025

Separate windows will help both leagues to attract top overseas talent

23-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

James Vince: Why I quit red-ball cricket - and others will follow

Hampshire captain on the playing and personal reasons for his decision to turn back on Championship

20-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

Daryl Mitchell named PCA chief executive on permanent basis

Former Worcestershire opener takes charge amid strained relations between ECB and players' union

16-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

James Vince quits first-class cricket to take up PSL deal

Hampshire batter steps down as club captain in move that will rock county game

15-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

English players want NOC clarity after signing PSL deals

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sam Billings and Tom Curran were picked up in Monday's draft

13-Jan-2025•Matt Roller

Unknown English wildcard Matty Hurst ready to scorch the BBL

The 21-year-old has only been playing professional cricket for 16 months but was drafted by Perth Scorchers on the urging of his Manchester Originals coach Simon Katich

13-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

PCA criticises ECB for lack of consultation on Hundred pay increases

Players voice frustration at move that will largely benefit overseas signings in men's competition

12-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

Top Men's Hundred salaries to rise by 60 percent in 2025

Smaller increase for women's top earners, as ECB seek to stave off threat from overseas leagues

12-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

ECB rules out 'IPL takeover' of the Hundred

As many as eight of the ten IPL franchises are understood to be represented in the process, and have already held extensive talks with counties

12-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

Disaffected county players discuss Hundred boycott as 'nuclear option' in NOCs row

Players incensed by ECB clampdown on permissions to play in overseas leagues

06-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

London Spirit axe Trevor Bayliss after three wins in last two seasons

England's 2019 World Cup-winning coach will not return in 2025

03-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

'Anger and resentment': PCA holds crisis talks over ECB NOC policy

Players concerned by lack of consultation and clarity in board's stance on franchise leagues

02-Dec-2024•Matt Roller

Players threaten legal action over new ECB stance on NOCs

PCA concerned by policy aimed at limiting exodus to T20 leagues during English season

29-Nov-2024•Matt Roller

Meet the Global Super League, a new T20 tournament of tournaments

The Guyana-based league is aiming to become a Champions League T20 replacement of sorts

27-Nov-2024•Matt Roller

'We're quite similar thinkers on the game' - Phil Salt happy to work with RCB think tank

England big-hitter reminisces about his new IPL franchise: 'When I was watching IPL years ago, if they were playing, I'd turn the TV on'

26-Nov-2024•Matt Roller

England players in the IPL auction: Five things to look out for

From Jofra Archer's late inclusion to a potential debut for James Anderson

22-Nov-2024•Matt Roller

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