Stanford collapse could force extra England T20s

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England could find themselves playing two extra Twenty20 internationals against the West Indies at the end of their current season in a bid to fulfil broadcast obligations three years after the collapse of the Stanford Super Series. According to a report in Saturday’s edition of Britain’s Daily Telegraph, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) face a problem in honouring a host £260 million ($421 million) broadcast deal with satellite station Sky, signed in 2008. That was intended to include a Stanford Super Series every November, as well as an Indian Premier League (IPL) type Twenty20 tournament during each English summer.