Posts tagged with ‘ECB’

Lalit Modi has set out his side of the story of THAT lunch with the counties, accusing Giles Clarke of being motivated by personal dislike of the IPL Chairman. But the importance of lunch to county cricket's decision making process should not be underestimated. We reveal the hidden culture that Lalit may or may not be familiar with.

Giles Clarke & the meaning of lunch

The ICC recently rejected calls for an international window for the Indian Premier League. But with news that no counties will take part in the 2010 Champions League we ask, is this competition more deserving of space in the international calendar?

The importance of the Champions League

Several of the Test Match grounds have been plotting a rebel UK Twenty20 league with Lalit Modi. English cricket is on the brink of civil war.

Civil war in English cricket

Giles Clarke always seems to have the expression of a man who has just reversed his car over the family dog. Now that some of the county ranks are threatening mutiny, he's threatening to get very cross indeed.

Captain Bligh of the ECB

Last year the ECB decided that the Pro40 had to go, yet this year Sussex are defending their title even though the competition no longer exists. Only at the ECB.

Re-inventing the wheel

Michael Vaughan's recent comments on the state of the County game have stirred up the debate. Here are some ideas for an organised protest movement.

More media county grumbles

There has been renewed press speculation that the 2012 Olympic stadium could be used for cricket once The Torch has begun it’s four-year crawl in the general direction of Rio.

Naturally, the ECB and surrounding counties say they know nothing about it.

Cricket at Olympic stadium?

Do me a favour, and take a look out of the nearest window. There may well be a winged hog somewhere in the vicinity. Meanwhile, in the cricket world, a county chairman has been heard saying the things that Giles Clarke gets paid to sweep under the carpet: English cricket is as anachronistic as the crew of USS Enterprise strolling around the Wild West.

Somerset get the benefit of Champions League

The ECB has announced it’s new England Performance Programme, with a new category system that tells everyone who is next in line for a place in the senior side.

ECB ranks it’s players

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