“It doesn’t make any sense to us”
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Australia opener David Warner has voiced his displeasure towards the summer scheduling since a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka will be held just a day before the Test tour of India begins on February 23.
“We will keep this matter under review and consider a tour when conditions are right”
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Ireland have announced that they are currently embroiled in talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about scheduling a tour of the Asian nation in the near future.
“I am not going to be shy about really pushing for some matches”
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Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom has announced that Ireland and Afghanistan have to be able to play series against Full Member nations in order to gain some credibility.
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“I am going to have to ask very nicely for two days off so I can come back and get married, otherwise maybe I won’t have a fiancée to marry anymore”
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has admitted that he made a huge mistake by scheduling his wedding during the Indian Premier League (IPL), but stated that he did so since he was not expecting to attract any bids during the auction.
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“To play an Ashes then another Ashes, and for us being away from home, it’s a tough gig”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted that poor scheduling is the reason why the national team lost the Ashes for the first time in five years.
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“I can’t think of anything other than corruption that can bring this game down”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes “the most important issue for cricket administration is corruption” in the game and finding a way to completely get rid of it.
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“This is the second year we’ve been to Sri Lanka in the month of November and every game last year was also affected by rain”
New Zealand stand-in captain Kyle Mills has announced that he is infuriated over the fact that the national team’s tour of Sri Lanka was scheduled during the monsoon season.
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“It’s the first step in what’s going to be a pretty extensive process”
More than a hundred Australian players have voiced their concerns to Cricket Australia about ways to cease the declining level of competitive cricket in the country.
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“Learning from playing English county is diminishing”
Former Australia opening batsman Justin Langer believes the country’s younger players are shooting themselves in the foot by choosing to play in domestic Twenty20 tournaments instead of good, old-fashioned county cricket.
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“I don’t think it’s ever right to go back on your word”
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were wrong to shorten their series against South Africa by scheduling a home series against the West Indies next month and a tour of New Zealand in January.
