Plans for GB team at LA 2028 move step closer

Plans for a Great Britain squad to compete astatine nan Olympics for nan first clip successful 128 years person moved a measurement closer.

Cricket is owed to beryllium played astatine nan Los Angeles Games successful 2028 for nan first clip since 1900, erstwhile GB won golden successful Paris.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Scotland person been successful discussions successful caller weeks to shape a caller entity called GB Cricket to oversee a squad for LA.

Once established, nan entity would person to beryllium officially recognised by nan International Cricket Council (ICC) and nan British Olympic Association (BOA) earlier becoming a afloat personnel of nan National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Sources person told BBC Sport that a woody successful rule has been agreed pinch nan ICC.

A memorandum of knowing (MOU) will beryllium put successful spot to let Northern Irish players to participate for GB Cricket.

England ODI and T20 skipper Harry Brook said: "That would beryllium beautiful cool to beryllium capable to play successful nan Olympics and get an Olympic golden medal.

"But it's truthful acold away. It's miles distant yet."

In LA six teams successful some nan men's and women's class will compete successful a T20 format.

The qualification process has not been announced by nan ICC, but it has been agreed that England's men's and women's teams will purpose to suffice connected behalf of Team GB.

Scottish and Northern Irish players would past beryllium disposable for action should GB qualify.