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| Tom Harrison |
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have received offers from Australia and New Zealand to help them host their home games, county and list A, confirmed ECB CEO Tom Harrison.
The ECB suspended all forms of professional cricket until Friday 1st July due to the COVID-19 epidemic that caused chaos globally, but especially in the UK.
"We have had offers as far away as Australia and New Zealand. These offers are on the table," Harrison told the BBC.
"I haven't had anything from. Abu Dhabi, but that doesn't mean the offer hasn't been made," he added.
The home season was to begin on April 12th. After being initially dismissed on May 28, the latest delay means that England's three-test series against the West Indies, which are expected to begin on June 4, and the women's away matches with India, scheduled to begin in late June, they were postponed.
In announcing the extension of the arrest, the ECB said it would try to reprogram all international male and female cricket from July to September.
Harrison said the ECB is getting used to the idea of hosting cricket in empty stadiums.
"Inevitably, behind closed doors the location allocation and mentality changes. It goes from taking the game across the country to giving fans the chance to see England in their backyard. This changes because there is no one who sees England play live at all. "
"You can see what other sports are considering: assigning neutral spaces for all the games and then playing in those. This is the goal we are putting on this. What is the minimum number of reasons we need for our program desired international and how to provide that. "
England was slated to launch the inaugural edition of The Hundred, a new 100-ball-per-side format played by eight franchises in July. But with the latest delay at the start of the game, the tournament may be rejected.