Streetwise
Banned
So Sri Lanka whose own board bankrupted Sri Lanka cricket through corruption and had to go cap in hand to the BCCI for a loan to bail them out now have principles, how amusing.
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John Howard to head ICC?
- Thread starter NZTailender
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Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
3 and out for you. My point remains correct that BCCI has no official website. The above site is BCCI Cricket Information Management System.
No one wants AUS having more power in cricket, get over it.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
What's rude about that post?
Streetwise
Banned
Australia have power in cricket, have you got the munchies too.
Lostman
State Captain
There was no loan, get your facts straight. It was a bribe
India keeps touring SL as payment for getting ridding of the anti-IPL fat man.
Streetwise
Banned
I have got my facts right, maybe you are talking about another issue.There was no loan, get your facts straight. It was a bribe
India keeps touring SL as payment for getting ridding of the anti-IPL fat man.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Must admit the first thing I saw when I saw the headline on cricinfo was "payback for Murali time".
Howard strikes me as quite the **** tho, so meh.
Streetwise
Banned
looks like you missed my joke, loans and bribes ..........ah forget it.
Anyway I think we all agree that the Sri Lankan cricket administrators are the real joke.
I read this comment from the SL cricket authorities as being a direct reference to the person that NZ originally wanted for the role. In the opinions of many NZers, we got shafted by the Aussies over this one. When CA and NZC could not agree on a nomination, a panel was formed of two representatives apiece, chaired by Australian businessman Sir Rod Eddington. See:
Joint nomination for Howard as ICC president | Stuff.co.nz
Cricket: 'Fan' with no cricket experience gets top job - Sport - NZ Herald News
Quote from NZC chairman Alan Isaac,
Peter Roebuck has some strong opinions (which I regrettably agree with): Howard's nomination above boards - they haven't got a leg to stand on
In this case no. It is the Aussie cricket administrators who risk becoming a joke.
Aussie cricket administrators made the decision to nominate a non-cricket person, overriding advice from NZ cricket administrators. Having made a decision which they should have foreseen would be controversial, they should have then been working hard during the last couple of months to convince other countries cricket authorities that Howard was the correct choice.
So either they have done the diplomatic stuff successfully, and have ... just .... enough support, or the joke will be on them.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
I was disappointed at the decision to go for Howard over Anderson, but your point is no more than moot. It was up to Aus and NZ to decide who got the nomination, and - fact is - it was Aus/NZ's turn in the role. So if the protests are being made bcause of opinions like yours, they're misguided at best.
Sir Alex
Banned
Sorry but it's impossible not to quote one of your own posts here.
In the same thread another poster also has referred to Bhajji in 4 asterisks.
Request you to be consistent.
Dasa
International Vice-Captain
Roebuck says "Inevitably the boards of India, South Africa and Zimbabwe are leading the campaign to prevent the antipodean nomination taking up his position" - India (the BCCI) has not made a comment regarding this issue so far as far as I am aware. It is South Africa, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka who have voiced objections thus far.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Basically from the same source [Fairfax] but there is something mentioned in here:
Cricket tensions rise over Howard
lol ownedSorry but it's impossible not to quote one of your own posts here.
In the same thread another poster also has referred to Bhajji in 4 asterisks.
Request you to be consistent.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Well that would do it.
Sir Alex
Banned
Howard has come across as an insensitive and clueless individual especially considering his stupid remarks on Murali. Being an ICC president requires one to be atleast at the outset knowledgeable and ability to balance gigantic egos which am afraid a person like Howard is seldom likely to achieve.
He may have captained Australia but helming affairs of a multinational organisation like ICC without appearing to be prejudiced, requires different skill sets altogether.
He may have captained Australia but helming affairs of a multinational organisation like ICC without appearing to be prejudiced, requires different skill sets altogether.