Initially it might not but if the money and guarantee is right, it might eventually. Slowly, as more players see this as a sustainable and serious thing, they might consider it. At the early stages, they wouldn't like to jeopardise their international careers for some thing which may not have much future.
Hmm, not sure how that fits in with this from Kapil Dev then: "They have signed contracts so that to me means that they have taken the deal."
hmmm, wonder if they have contacted a certain promising left arm spinner answering to the name McNamara?
I think you will find most of youngsters signed will be Indian youngsters who don't have state contracts. Dean Jones wants to bring some young Aussies over, but this league is during the grade season in Australia and a lot of those guys aren't always first choice players for their 1st grade sides. So i doubt many will do over just for a bit of extra cash, which they could have got playing league cricket in England and effect their chances of their 1st grade spot, or even 2nd XI spots for those who have secured spots.
The thing is that it might affect his grade spot, i've seen a lot of guys go overseas who were 1st grade players to try and help an average team like say Italy qualify for the World Cup. Then come back and get dropped down to 2nd grade as someone else takes their spot. I doubt these guys would get paid enough to warrant losing your grade spot and maybe in turn a spot in the Under 19 squad for the World Cup. For what i've been hearing and reading the big money is for experienced players not the youngsters. So i can't enough incentive for them to go over, when you consider that it could put their career back a paces for little montentary gain. I've be very surprised if there are any Australian rookie who get signed up.
At least there is now the power to do that, which sadly no-one had thought was needed in Packer's day.
