SPECIAL REPORT: There are growing concerns that the new franchise-based tournament is unaffordable given the challenges facing cricket amid the coronavirus pandemic.

COMMENT: The postponement of the controversial new format for at least a year - which will be confirmed on Friday - gives the ECB the opportunity to admit their mistake.

Last year's tournament was where Archer rose from relative obscurity to a household name, finishing as England's leading wicket-taker with 20 scalps at an average of 23.05.

ECB chief Tom Harrison revealed on Friday that he had offers 'on the table' from both New Zealand and Australia, as English cricket explores all options in a bid to fulfil its fixture list.

The Hundred's inaugural season is set to be formally delayed at a board meeting of the England and Wales Board Cricket Board.

Eoin Morgan's world champions are now eight points clear of India following their dominance in the format over recent years with New Zealand, the defeated finalists at Lord's last July, in third.

Sportsmail understands that while the ECB have not been involved directly in talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India they are aware of the various contingencies being drawn up.

We still don't know for sure when we will start playing again but I'm going to assume that it will be July 1. That's my target date, and that means I am aiming to be in the best shape possible to bowl.

Cricket manufacturer Kookaburra have developed a wax applicator that would allow balls to be shined without using sweat or saliva during the coronavirus crisis.

Dukes, the manufacturers of balls used in English home Tests, have dismissed the need for artificial substances to aid shining if international cricket is played this summer.

With ECB chief Tom Harrison warning of a £380m black hole in the game's finances if no cricket is possible, Connor remains hopeful England will still be able to face India and South Africa.

It is a timeframe that clashes with England's proposed return to international action - one that is set to be held in a bio-secure environment following the outbreak of the coronavirus.

 It is his big comeback since announcing he is HIV Positive. And the actor ooks full of beans as he poses with his on-screen stepmother Leah Remini in a still from his forthcoming film.

The teaser for Mad Families is the first on-screen glimpse of the 51-year-old HIV positive actor since he announced his diagnosis in November last year

She has always shown her magnanimous side throughout their confrontations. In the Twitter image she sits at a table with the Two And A Half Men star and their daughters.

He has never been one to maintain a haughty demeanour.

Charlie Sheen auctioned off the 1927 World Series ring and Ruth's sale from the Red Sox to the New York Yankees at Lelands.com Invitational Auction on Friday

Charlie Sheen is being accused of sodomizing a then 13-year-old Corey Haim on the set of the movie 'Lucas.'

A producer has come forward with explosive new claims about Corey Haim's alleged abusers, claiming that in 2008 that former child star told him that he had been assaulted by Jackson.

One of Charlie Sheen's former sex partners filed a lawsuit against him last month, claiming the actor exposed her to HIV.

Charlie Sheen, 52, has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Roseanne Barr, 65, months after her ABC show was axed over her racist tweet. 

His catchphrase 'winning' became infamous all around the world in 2011.

His ex-wife Denise Richards has been named a Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills. And amid rumors that he will guest-star on the show, Charlie Sheen was glimpsed stepping out in Malibu.

He lands on Australianshores in less than a month, and has promised that nothing will be off limits in his shows. 

Charlie Sheen is heading to Australia next month for a highly-anticipated speaking tour.

In an exclusive interview with DailyMailTV, Charlie Sheen opens up about his decision to turn his life around. The actor began his road to recovery on December 10, 2017 and has been sober for a year.

Denise Richards already promised to bring genuine Hollywood glamour as the newest member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

Denise Richards was accepting of her ex-husband Charlie Sheen on Tuesday's episode of the RHOBH. She said he could have brought a prostitute to her wedding and she wouldn't care.

DailyMail.com has a first look at the recent revamp after the property took a hit from the wild fires of 2018. The grand re-opening of the facility is on June 13.

Gold Coast woman Haylee Baxter was told to pay $10,500 to NRA Enterprises at a Queensland Civil Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) appeal on Wednesday.

The actress, 48, was spotted enjoying some time away from the drama on Thursday, when she stepped out for the VFiles New York Fashion Week presentation at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Duff said she returns to the stage as often as she can because it's like 'going home after being away for a long time, and getting back to your books and records and loved ones'.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kristen Scott Thomas's Kate hides her character behind a façade of effortless efficiency. Her husband, played by Greg Wise, is headed back to Afghanistan.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kate Fleetwood has scooped the role of Cruella de Vil in the new musical based on Dodie Smith's classic 101 Dalmatians. 'Puppies,' said Fleetwood down the phone from Prague.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The Shining is to be adapted for the stage by Belgian theatre artist Ivo van Hove in London. No theatre dates will be confirmed until the part of Jack Torrance has been cast.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been lured back to the stage to star in Martin McDonagh's pitch-black drama The Pillowman, last seen in London 17 years ago.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Singing legend Tom Jones is on the brink of joining the team of producers behind a new show featuring songs the hip-swivelling Welshman made famous, that's what.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Judi Dench (pictured) declared that we could all do with some 'levity' and 'cheering up'. The great dame enters that spirit with a deliciously comic masterclass in comedy Blithe Spirit.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Elton John (pictured) has accelerated plans for his latest musical by collaborating with one of the UK's top directors on a show about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE has the latest on the new James Bond flick No Times to Die, THandie Newton's thoughts on Westworld season three and chats with Jacqueline Wilson about the new film Four Kids and It.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Michael Ball will be boasting a scene-stealing, 54EEE treasure chest in the hit musical Hairspray when it moves to a brand new date in the autumn.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kristin Scott Thomas is delighted that people will still get to hear her sing in the Military Wives feature film, even though its cinema release was cut short by the coronavirus outbreak.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis have been toying with the idea of making their first West End appearance together.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The BAFTA and Olivier award-winning entertainer said when she and partner Jamie Horn attended musical shows, pre-lockdown, the baby would 'kick like mad'.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge are going to help Britain find its funny bone again by taking Noel Coward's classic Private Lives on the road in October, planning to open in Bath.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The big screen version of Take That musical The Band is being actively developed during the lockdown, with 'high calibre' film stars being sought to appear in it.

Sitting at the table, watching old sitcoms out of the corner of her eye while having tea with her family, helped Esther Smith develop her comic chops.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Matilda The Musical - starring Ralph Fiennes as bullying, hammer-throwing headmistress Agatha Trunchbull - has become a top priority film for Hollywood.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Flanigan, a singer-songwriter who plays the fiddle and acoustic guitar in a folk-punk band, had been working at a deli when she was offered an audition by Hittman.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The plot focuses on Washington, an intelligence operative who can anticipate events that haven't occurred yet. His number one task is to prevent World War III.