Past and present powerbrokers from Cricket Australia and the England Cricket Board were interviewed for the report, including new CA chief Todd Greenberg and his predecessor Nick Hockley, but the powerful Indian board was conspicuous by its absence – the BCCI does not recognise players’ associations. Pointedly, the report calls for a complete reshaping of international and franchise cricket to complement one another, and kick-in for 2028 after the end of the current Future Tours Program in 2027, though the boards of India, Australia and England have already done broadcast and scheduling deals through to 2031. Franchise cricket has ballooned in recent years and currently overlaps with almost all international cricket. While not mentioning it by name, the report also leaves room for new concepts like a Saudi Arabia-backed global T20 league by stating that “in the likely scenario that global cricket cannot come together to share revenue generated from existing lucrative cricket throughout the year more effectively in line with global objectives, then a new global cricket product may need to be created that achieves this”. With numerous experts from soccer also involved in the project, it was always likely to advocate for calendar windows in line with the international windows structure of club soccer around the world.