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[ad_1] Eoin Morgan , England's limited-overs captain, has thrown his weight behind the ECB's 100-ball concept, describing himself as a "big fan" and suggesting it was crucial for the governing body to innovate in order to stimulate waning interest in cricket in the UK. Morgan was one of only three players briefed on the plans before they were announced last week - England women's captain Heather Knight and PCA chairman Daryl Mitchell were the others - and he has given it his full backing. While there has been criticism from many quarters and complaints about the lack consultation during the process, Morgan felt the "noise" around "The Hundred" was a good sign. "I think the biggest positive is that it is something different," he told ESPNcricinfo, speaking at the launch of the 2019 World Cup fixtures at Lord's. "The ECB have identified that there has been a huge decrease in participation in the game for a number of years, we ...

[ad_1] The ICC was forced to abandon the notion of staging World Cup matches at London's Olympic Stadium next year, due to concerns that the setting sun would render one end of the pitch unusable from a playing and television perspective. Despite a clear desire to incorporate East London's iconic stadium into plans for what has been billed as the "World's Greatest Cricket Celebration", the tournament organisers were forced to admit defeat when the World Cup fixtures were confirmed by the ICC this morning. The omission was "very disappointing", said Steve Elworthy, the tournament director, who had envisaged turning the entire Olympic Park into a focal point for fans across London, with a particular emphasis on the Asian and Caribbean populations of the host borough, Newham. This decision came after an exhaustive feasibility study, which even included Andrew Strauss and Eoin Morgan shadow-batting along the three orientations - North-South, East-West and 5...