“That means they’re missing the first three or four weeks of junior training. The whole age group league programme is fitted into the summer term, so it’s over by the time the summer term has finished.
“If there is an extension, it could fundamentally impact on the whole structure of junior competitive cricket. It’s not just age-group cricket, of course, it’s also club cricket at large.
“There are a lot of dual sports people operating in grassroots sport and they’re going to have to make some choices. It could be huge. Grassroots ...