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Old 31-03-2005, 11:02 AM in reply to flanflinger's post "Non-Cricketing Reasons"
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And where is the ICC is this farce.. I have heard nothing. If a Test team does not put out their Best XI players availiable (i.e. not including those who are unfit or non longer willing to play Test cricket) then they should be severally censured by the ICC. It robs the public, it robs cricket and it make a mockery of the game.
And what would you have them do? Give the board a smack on the wrist and tell them how naughty they are for not making their own national team the best it can be?

Issues are going to crop up... People make mistakes but I think we can generaly have faith that the national boards want to put their best XI out in the field. The alternative is to not let them play and personaly I'd prefer to see weak cricket than no cricket at all.
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