ECB eager to host India-Pak Test series in England
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is eager to host India ?" Pakistan Test series in 2011 in England.
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Clarke's helping hand to Pakistan
ECB (Free subscription) | yesterday
When ECB chairman Giles Clarke offered to help Pakistan stage their home matches in England next summer, he was motivated by protecting the Test future of a great cricket-playing nation.
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Panesar upset at Northants treatment
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
• County 'would not help with my England career' • Spinner determined to win back Test and one-day places Monty Panesar has said he left Northamptonshire to join Sussex because his former employers did not want him enough and were not interested in him furthering his international career. The England spinner, 27, who is currently in Johannesburg playing for Highveld Lions, joined Sussex...
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Indian Cricket League owners to launch restraint of trade case against ECB
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Owners open restraint of trade case against cricket establishment including the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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Lord's launches neutral Test series
ECB (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The ECB and Pakistan Cricket Board were joined by leading lights from the British Pakistani community as sport, glamour and business came together to launch the Pakistan versus Australia series that will take place in England next summer.
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MCC denies Lord's name will be sold off
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
• MCC chief executive says renaming Lord's 'is not an option' • 'Lord's has a special status and that needs to be preserved' The MCC has stepped up its appeal to the England and Wales Cricket Board to make Lord's a "special case'' when it comes to allocation of major matches to help finance an ambitious £400m ground development intended to protect its reputation as the world's...
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England confident of big crowds for Pakistan-Australia Tests
Sify (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke is confident that Test series between Pakistan and Australia next summer will attract big crowds in England.
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Best team: England women's cricket
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
They were the side that couldn't win a game. Now, thanks to an inspiring captain and the world's top-ranked batter and bowler, our cricketers are the all-conquering team that everyone fears If you'd have said that I'd become a double world champion and an Ashes winner I probably wouldn't have believed you," reflects Charlotte Edwards. "I still have to pinch myself to believe what we've achieved."...
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ECB can afford the return of Ashes cricket to terrestrial television
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Governing body should cut the £38m of subsidies to the firstclass counties.
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Scyld Berry: ECB can afford the return of Ashes cricket to terrestrial television
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Governing body should cut the £38m of subsidies to the firstclass counties.
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Sporting boards not happen with the new A list
Thoughts of Nigel (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
It seems that the government's review of the sporting crown jewels has not gone down very well in many quarters. Yesterday a report was submitted to the culture secretary Ben Bradshaw which added home Ashes Tests, competitive football internationals for all home countries, home and away, and Wales's home Six Nations rugby matches to the covereted A list which means that they have to be shown on free...
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English Cricket Set To Suffer With Ashes Being Kicked Out Of BSKYB
Dipz Cricket World (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
What will be left of English cricket once the Ashes the sporting jewels of English sport is moved out of BSKYB. Is this really Gordon Brown getting his revenge on Rupert Murdoch who has not backed his party and is he getting his revenge in the best way possible by taking away the biggest cricket event and the biggest income stream for the ECB. The current ECB deal with BSKYB is valued at £300...
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TV 'crown jewels' plan draws backlash from governing bodies
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
• ECB says thousands of coaches will lose jobs if Sky deal goes • BOA unhappy at delisting of Winter Olympics The England and Wales Cricket Board has claimed plans to add Ashes cricket, home and away international football qualifiers, Wimbledon and Open golf to the list of events reserved for live broadcast on free-to-air TV will have a "disastrous impact" on grassroots funding...
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The Cricket Of The Future
Harris Sportsthoughts (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
So the ECB have got their jockstraps in a twist about the reinstatement of Ashes cricket to the terrestrial roster. I just can imagine Giles Clarke blustering about his office. He has the sort of face that would be good for blustering. And to a certain extent I agree that the government’s revision is misguided. If [...]
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Collier fears broadcaster 'cherrypicking'
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
David Collier, the chief executive of the ECB, has branded as "a nonsense" the decision to return Ashes cricket to the government's list of protected "crown jewel" events