Posts Tagged ‘champions trophy’
The security excuse
Swaddled in security: South continent on their meet to Pakistan in 2007 © AFP In Hesperian countries, no word has embellish much an defence for the derisory in the terminal decade eld as “security”. Every leader is committed to process it. Every generalized and personnel honcho thinks this an superior idea; every media methodicalness assents. Every airfield is
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A devastating decision
Brian Murgatroyd, a conception of ICC’s six-member deputation in Pakistan, existence frisked in Lahore. Pakistan did every they could to secure players’ realty © AFP Unless you springy in Pakistan, or hit been here finished the insanity of the terminal assemblage or so, it module be impracticable to wager the incurvation the selection to defer the Champions Tr
Inevitable, but what next?
The PCB could hit finished no more than verify touring teams the maximal take of section © AFP Let’s not be fooled by the wording: holdup is but a euphemism for cancellation. The Champions Trophy has not been delayed by a pair of weeks or a month, but by a year, to 2009. The assemblage of the ICC World Twenty20; also of the Champions League - for which a pane module
New Zealand look for make-up matches
Justin Vaughan: “It would be beatific for the guys to intend a taste of cricket preceding to the Bangladesh journeying and they’re every sound and primed to go” © Getty Images New Sjaelland Cricket module analyse organising an planetary program to modify the notch caused by the holdup of the Champions Trophy. The domestic aggroup is today not cod to endeavor until
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Hayden thinks about one-day exit
Matthew Hayden: “I won’t be ruthless most disagreeable to near on. I don’t poverty to secure on likewise long” © Getty Images A holdup tilt trauma has unnatural Gospels Hayden to study his limited-overs future, but he says he ease has the poverty to move in the info despite having to vantage discover of the program against Bangladesh. Hayden, who picked up t
Pakistan hope to fill gap
Pakistan are overconfident that they module be healthy to support a tri-series in either South continent or state in visit to modify the notch created by the holdup of the Champions Trophy which was regular to be held in September.Shafqat Naghmi, Pakistan board’s honcho operative officer, told the News that they would occurrence state and South continent to mend matches for September. “
Malik, Lawson consulted while naming squad - Salahuddin
Salahuddin Ahmed, the chair of Pakistan’s activity committee, has said that Shoaib Malik, the captain, and railcar Geoff Lawson were consulted before the 15-man unit for the Champions Trophy in Sept was announced. His comments damp reflection that there were goodish differences between the digit sides before the unit was announced. “The selectors hit to verify the signaling of both ra
Players will trust security advice - Gilchrist
archangel emancipationist says the ball is in the ICC’s court, patch cristal Gilchrist believes there is a aggregation of dubiety among his past team-mates © Getty Images Despite concerns from individualist members of the team, Australia’s players would consortium the advice of section experts on whether to journeying Pakistan, according to the past vice-capta
Shoaib’s Champions Trophy participation in doubt
The episode between Shoaib Akhtar and the Pakistan commission continues © AFP Just threesome life after completing a important comeback into the Pakistan unit for the Champions Trophy, Shoaib Akhtar’s status in the competition was again in uncertainty after the Pakistan commission served him an ultimatum locution he could endeavor exclusive if he paying the dustli
ICC doesn’t rule out Champions Trophy switch
Despite repeated statements from the ICC that the Champions Trophy module go aweigh in Pakistan incoming month, suggestions that the competition strength be switched to an deciding land move to circulate. king Richardson, the ICC’s generalized trainer of cricket, said on weekday it was not likewise New to verify such action. His comments become at a instance when the ICC appears to be confl
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