Last updated: 14th April 2008
Clarke: Wants an EPL
An Indian Premier League-style Twenty20 tournament could become a reality in England with the next two years according to Giles Clarke.
The England and Wales Cricket Board chairman believes an English Premier League should become the centrepiece of the domestic season from 2010.
And Clarke's belief could become a reality with Texan billionaire Allen Stanford, who has bankrolled the West Indies Twnenty20 tournament, set to discuss proposal with ECB representatives.
Clarke told The Daily Telegraph: "We don't want a knee-jerk reaction to the IPL, but we believe that we can set up a robust, spectator-friendly, economically sustainable competition of our own which will not cut across the core revenue streams of Test and one-day international cricket."
IPL chairman Lalit Modi has also voiced his support of an EPL - and a possible partnership between the two.
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| Friday 21st November |
| Test Match Series |
| Australia vs New Zealand |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh |
| Saturday 22nd November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka |
| Sunday 23rd November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England |
| Monday 24th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka |
| Wednesday 26th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England |
| Test Match Series |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh |
| Friday 28th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka |
| Test Match Series |
| Australia vs New Zealand |
| Saturday 29th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England |
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| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England India won by 16 runs. |
| Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets. |
| Monday 17th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England India won by 54 runs. |
| Sunday 16th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Pakistan vs West Indies Pakistan won by 31 runs. |
| Friday 14th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| India vs England India won by 158 runs. |
| Pakistan vs West Indies Pakistan won by 24 runs. |
| Wednesday 12th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| Pakistan vs West Indies Pakistan won by 4 wickets. |
| Tuesday 11th November |
| Tour Match |
| Mumbai President's XI vs England Mumbai President's XI won by 124 runs. |
| Sunday 9th November |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh South Africa won by 128 runs. |
| Tour Match |
| Mumbai vs England England won by 122 runs. |
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