No business case for offering financial assistanceFormer players said county ‘drifting towards irrelevance’The MCC has ruled out buying or investing in Middlesex as their long-term tenants at Lord’s begin another season in a state of crisis.A group of distinguished former players led by ex-England captain Mike Gatting has called on chairman Richard Sykes to stand down due to poor performances on the field and long-standing financial and governance problems, with an open letter published yesterda...