Legacy of Big Threeb power grab still threatening to stifle game’s growth

Tim Wigmore catalogues the continuing failures of international cricket to accept any meaningful reforms

“Everyone has a plan ‘till they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson
When it comes to reforming international cricket, the ICC have been punched more times than they would care to remember.
In 2004, proposals to rationalise the international game’s schedule collapsed after lobbying from Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, who would have had a reduced away schedule.
In 2008, the Boston Consultancy Group was commissioned by Cricket Australia to de...

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