NEIL MANTHORP: Cricket boards may drop an easy catch with their bundling brinkmanship
LAST month, between the two Tests between Zimbabwe and New Zealand in Bulawayo, some essential shopping was required from one particular small supermarket, including a packet of biscuits to accompany the many cups of Tanganda tea consumed during the long afternoons.Having spotted a recognisable brand, I picked it up only to discover there was another, different packet taped to the side of it. They were less familiar but looked like they wanted to be custard creams. Two for the price of one.It didn’t appear to be a metaphor for anything at the time but the memory returned this week with news of a number of "side meetings" outside the main business of discussing the future of international bilateral cricket at a meeting of Iinternational Cricket Council (ICC) bigwigs and the CEs of the 10 Test-playing nations.READ THIS: Quotas a minefield for coaches, players and officials to sort outThe ICC owns and sells the television rights to all global events from qualifying tournaments to the C...
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