Easing Lockdown

As attention turns to how the lockdown might be eased, discussions are taking place on how to restart cricket.  The well advertised security weaknesses of Zoom mean that Fantasy Bob was able to listen into the ECB's recent deliberations.

OK chaps that's it then, no cricket until July at the earliest.

Perfect.

And all matches will be behind closed doors.

Excellent.  Is it gin o'clock yet?

But we are agreed that the most important thing is to save the Hundred.

The Hundred yes!  We must have the Hundred!

[A chant of Hundred, Hundred, Hundred breaks out].

We've just about got the rules sorted out.

And we've hired the dancing girls.

Yes, we must have the Hundred.

It's going to bring the crowds back.

Er......I thought you said matches had to be behind closed doors.

[There is an extended silence]

Must be gin o'clock by now.

Look, chaps, I have a text here from someone asking what we are doing about the County Championship.

The what?

The County Championship.  You know when the counties play each other for days.

Why would they do that?

I suppose they can't think of anything else to do.

Haven't we told them about the Hundred?  Maybe they could join that.

No, no.  We've got the franchises for that.

I didn't think the Frenchies played cricket.

Franchises, not Frenchies. Anyway, about this County Championship thingy.  Apparently it takes ages and this chappie says that since the winter usually starts in August, we should be thinking of getting the matches played abroad.

Excellent.  I was rather hoping for a couple of weeks in Tuscany.