Power brokers from the new United States league will test England's resolve by attempting to recruit Jason Roy for their initial foray into the franchise world.
Major League Cricket, the first Twenty20 competition to directly clash with peak English summer, are prepared to offer up to £300,000 to the Surrey opener to play in July’s inaugural competition in Dallas as they seek to bring the biggest names to the United States.
The ECB do not want their top players and coaches to play in America, where five of the six new franchises are backed by the Indian Premier League, because of fears it might take them away from future involvement in their own franchise creation the Hundred.