[quote=dtcdtcdtc;81230797]Not sure whether a Big Bash style tournament would work in the UK
As mentioned above, needs to be on terrestial TV, guaranteed weather would help and , most importantly, it needs the ECB to release it's contracted players for all matches[/QUOTE]
that doesn't actually have to happen, Australia test players don't even hold Big bash contracts any more and even if they still do they hardly play it.
Uk issue is really the Schedule/ number of teams.
if they had 8 teams it would be easier since English odi stars and up and coming players all play in the same teams and the talent isn't diluted.
England still have Luke Wright, Hales, Buttler, Bairstow, Willey, Topley, Curran, so many top players.
When blast gets into the knock-out stages it is actually a good competition just the group stages can be a bit dull and it gets a bad name because loads of the teams don't have top players and the quality isn't the same as other leagues.
But isn't true to say it need England top players because it really doesn't
from the test team only Stokes and one of bairstow/Buttler will be missed all the odi/t20 players should be playing the competition.