UP475 Inside Edge: 'India already had a monopoly, now they've got hotels on Park Lane and Mayfair'

Inside Edge is where we overthink the business of cricket, with co-host Mike Jakeman.

Today's guest is Lawrence Booth, Editor of the Wisden Almanack, the conscience of the game. 

Released last week, Booth pulled no punches in his editor's notes:

"2024 was the year cricket gave up any claim to being properly administered, with checks, balances, and governance for the many, not the few. India already had the monopoly: now they had hotels on Park Lane and Mayfair."

Is he right?

Closer to home, how will The Hundred play out for the game in England?

And Richard reports back from Lord's after attending the launch of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, to be played across England in 2026.

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