Malcolm Speed
Malcolm Speed
Malcolm Walter Speed AOis an Australian businessman and the former CEO of the International Cricket Council...
discussed issues moving venues
Moving venues was one of the issues discussed today.
agreed cricketers former highly respected responsibility row second selection sitting undertake year
For the second year in a row a highly respected quintet of former international cricketers has agreed to take undertake the important responsibility of sitting on the Selection Panel for the ICC Awards,
board decision happen invitation match next official referee time
If the ICC had overturned the decision of the match referee that would have been an invitation for this to happen the next time any board is dissatisfied with the decision an ICC official makes.
available calendar cricket events form global later package rights sell taking television year
It is now an established part of the global cricket calendar taking place every two years and when the ICC comes to sell television rights for all its events up to 2015 later this year it will form part of the package available to broadcasters.
agreements allowed asked comply cricket past played players three
For the past three years at least, we've been asked that players be allowed not to comply with their agreements with Zimbabwe, or that cricket not be played in Zimbabwe,
advertising clean cricket free protect requires rights venues
The ICC requires clean cricket venues free of advertising signage to protect the rights of our sponsors.
awards last london second successful year
This is the second year of the ICC Awards after a very successful introduction in London last year,
add careful cricket preserve test value whether
We need to see whether it can add value to international cricket or take value away from it. We need to be careful to preserve 50-over and, particularly, test cricket.
bids countries host received seven six willing
We have already received bids from six to seven countries who are willing to play host to the (Twenty-20) event.
bring coach looking notice ready short team together
We were looking for a coach who can bring together a team at short notice to be ready to take on the world champions.
competing details necessary wait
We are not able to wait any longer, as it is necessary to finalize details of the competing teams,
criticism critics-and-criticism event following reduced teams top
We started the event with 12 teams but reduced it to a 10-team event following criticism there was too much disparity between the top 10 and the 11th and 12th teams.
believe cancelled status test
We've already cancelled the status of one Test match, which I believe is unprecedented and is something that shouldn't have happened,
either enriches everywhere links player talent weak whose
There are no weak links in either of the World XI squads. Everywhere you look there is an outstanding player whose talent enriches the game.