Channel Ten has emerged as the potential home of cricket although a partnership with Nine or pay television's Fox Sports appears a more likely scenario.

Bids for the latest round of Cricket Australia's next broadcast deal closed at 5pm on Monday, although there will still be much to discuss between networks and the game's governing body.

The expiring five-year contract was worth about $500 million in cash and contra, with the new deal, expected to be over six years, to be between $900 million and $1 billion, as reported by Fairfax Media in 2016.

Channel Ten has emerged as a possible player in the cricket TV rights deal. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer

Channel Nine and Ten were reportedly preparing a joint bid, which would involve the rights to international cricket on home soil and the Big Bash League being split between the parties. The two networks had also spoken with Fox Sports, which is desperate to add to its summer content in a bid to retain, and perhaps, attract subscriptions.