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Warwickshire coach Ashley Giles concerned over IPL contracts

Birmingham Post — Fri, 06 May 2011 04:32:00 GMT

Ashley Giles has warned that English cricket has been “a little bit too accommodating” towards players keen to jettison their county obligations to take up contracts with the Indian Premier League.

Reality check for the ECB as the Twenty20 dollar comes knocking

Birmingham Post — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:44:00 GMT

It’s reassuring to see that the head honcho of English cricket has experienced a reality check over what the Indian Premier League has to offer.

Tough Indian stance set to undermine the T20 Champions League

Birmingham Post — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:36:00 GMT

The Champions League could be ruined before it begins if Indian intransigence has its way.

Dollar signs circling English cricket

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:50:00 GMT

The Indian Premier League got under way this week - now a Texan billionaire wants to introduce a similar tournament to England.

Vital piece of IPL jigsaw lost

Birmingham Post — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:27:00 GMT

India's launch of the Indian Premier League last week was a masterpiece of organisation that deserves to put the International Cricket Council and the England and Wales Cricket Board to shame. Billions of US dollars were raised within months and the world's best players contracted for personal small fortunes, except for England cricketers.

Cash ends cricket 'burn-out' whinges

Birmingham Post — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Now that the brave new world of Twenty20 cricket Indian-style is promising lucrative nest-eggs for certain lucky cricketers, I notice that the issue of 'burn out' among them is no longer such a hot topic of conversation.

Arun Bajaj: A shadow looming over cricket

Birmingham Post — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

With the start of the County Championship just days away, I was among a group of business figures invited to Edgbaston to meet the coaching staff and players who will be looking to restore Warwickshire to its rightful place at the top of English cricket this summer.

County cricket still a treasure - but under threat

Birmingham Post — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:13:00 GMT

For years county cricket boasted the best players in the world. Yet fewer than 1,000 people came to watch Shane Warne's final game at Edgbaston.

ECB must find a way to play the IPL yorker

Birmingham Post — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:40:00 GMT

Panic over the Indian Twenty20 competitions has soon set in around the world and nowhere more quickly than in England.

England sums don't add up in Twenty20 world

Birmingham Post — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Judging by the hawkish tones of English cricket’s new boss, the threat posed by the Indian Premier League can easily be swatted away.