Cricket Australia is ready to explore a potential expansion of the Big Bash League to 10 teams if controversial plans to sell off some of the existing franchises are approved. The Cricket Australia Board meet on Wednesday determined to pursue a hybrid model under which some of the current franchises are sold after their initial proposal for wholesale privatisation was rejected by the states in April. Cricket Australia is understood to have made significant progress in gaining support for the alternative plan since that point, although may not put it to a board vote this week. Cricket Australia has already appointed US bank Raine Group to run the sale and is continuing to test market conditions, with Big Bash officials holding talks with several Indian Premier League and Hundred owners during a trip to England last month. The level of interest had led to internal discussions about a future expansion, although they remain at an early stage and Cricket Australia has yet to identify new markets.