Story byFILE -Australian cricketer Steve Waugh speaks at the launch of the Steve Waugh Foundation in New Delhi, India, June 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Associated PressWed, January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM UTC·2 min readSYDNEY (AP) — Australia great Steve Waugh wants to help cricket flourish in its “last great frontier” after investing in a franchise in Amsterdam as part of a proposed T20 league in Europe. The European T20 Premier League is scheduled to begin in August, organizers said Wednesday in a news conference in Sydney where they announced the first three franchises to join the competition: Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Belfast. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe venture is set to include three more teams in a tournament held across continental Europe, a largely untapped market for cricket. Amsterdam will be co-owned by Waugh, a former Australia captain and one of the country's best-ever players, and he is excited about taking the sport to a new part of the world.“This opportunity stood out because it is driven by aspiration and long-term thinking,” Waugh said. “In many ways, it marks a return to the game for me — but in a very different role.