BCG had previously consulted to CA and the states about the global cricket landscape, which is increasingly fragmented by franchise leagues competing with international cricket. CA was contacted for comment. Views on expansion are mixed, with opposition within New South Wales and Victoria to Canberra’s bid for a team. New Zealand and Singapore are two other potential venues for BBL expansion teams. The review’s findings are expected to be reported in September. There has been an eagerness to explore privatisation and expansion of the BBL for some time, although the process has been given some pause by delays in the sale of eight city-based clubs in the Hundred competition in England. Prospective investors in those teams, who paid almost $2 billion in total for minority stakes in clubs such as the London Spirit and Trent Rockets, have stalled on finalising their sales over a range of issues, including their desire to see the broadcast rights to the tournament unbundled from the rest of the ECB’s matches.