The Twenty20 Cup is fun cricket and basically fulfils our purpose of involving the public in domestic cricket. |
There is a law which clearly defines what is an illegal action and empowers umpires to no-ball such bowlers. |
We are confident we can get the ban lifted or reduced on the basis of the improvement we have seen in his action now. |
We had basically asked the BRG to review his action in three months time instead of keeping him out of the game, which is his livelihood, for a year. |
We had basically asked the BRG to review his action in three months time instead of keeping him out of the game, which is his livelihood, for a year. And from what I understand, the BRG didn't accept our appeal on technical grounds, that it does not have discretionary powers to lift or reduce the ban under present rules. |
We have no problems if Australia or New Zealand or both combined want to bid for the tournament. We are confident about our bid given the huge commercial market for the sport in this region and the overwhelming interest it evokes among the people. |
We really don't know at this stage how serious the injury is, but I doubt he will be available for the tour of Sri Lanka next month. |
We will have to look into this and learn something from this experience with regards to our scheduling for future series. The accommodation just isn't adequate enough in these places. |