'England cricketers worried about team image
Sunday, 02 November 2008, 18:15 Hrs
London: England's cricketers, who are playing the Stanford Super Series in Antigua, are "extremely worried" about the image of the English team, the players' representative says.
"They are uncomfortable with a number of things," said Sean Morris, chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) Thursday.
"They feel they have been exposed to turning up to a bit of a garden party, which shouldn't really be the case with an international team. With the lights and pitch, the game has been devalued as a contest and there is the feeling that this is not an entirely professional event."
Morris said a majority of the England squad had requested a meeting with him Wednesday about the series, which is being bankrolled by American billionaire Sir Allen Stanford.
"They accept that the event comes with strings attached, but they feel that they have been left exposed by the ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] over issues like Stanford's access to the dressing-room, which surprised them. They regard it as their place of work, a place that is normally sacrosanct.
"The access to the dressing-room and the episode with the players' wives has exposed them to som
Source: IANS
"They are uncomfortable with a number of things," said Sean Morris, chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) Thursday.
"They feel they have been exposed to turning up to a bit of a garden party, which shouldn't really be the case with an international team. With the lights and pitch, the game has been devalued as a contest and there is the feeling that this is not an entirely professional event."
Morris said a majority of the England squad had requested a meeting with him Wednesday about the series, which is being bankrolled by American billionaire Sir Allen Stanford.
"They accept that the event comes with strings attached, but they feel that they have been left exposed by the ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] over issues like Stanford's access to the dressing-room, which surprised them. They regard it as their place of work, a place that is normally sacrosanct.
"The access to the dressing-room and the episode with the players' wives has exposed them to som
Source: IANS
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