Australia unaware of England T/20 plans
Friday, 18 July 2008
SYDNEY, July 17 (AFP): Cricket Australia (CA) said today it knew nothing about reports that a team from Down Under was set to be part of a new Twenty20 competition in England.
Plans for an English Premier League (EPL) to begin in 2010 unveiled this week include England's 18 first-class counties plus two unnamed overseas teams.
The Guardian newspaper reported that the overseas teams represent Australia and South Africa but CA said there had been no approach from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
"We're not aware of the details of the (ECB) proposal," Sutherland told national news agency AAP. "We are seeking to understand the details."
Sutherland said Wednesday that his organisation planned to revamp its own domestic Twenty20 competition in 2010 and hoped to include overseas players.
"We're already on the record as saying we are planning a revamp of our Twenty20 Big Bash. It will be a larger and (on) different scale in 2009-10 but we see that there is a lot to learn from other parts of the world and we are closely monitoring that."
Plans for an English Premier League (EPL) to begin in 2010 unveiled this week include England's 18 first-class counties plus two unnamed overseas teams.
The Guardian newspaper reported that the overseas teams represent Australia and South Africa but CA said there had been no approach from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
"We're not aware of the details of the (ECB) proposal," Sutherland told national news agency AAP. "We are seeking to understand the details."
Sutherland said Wednesday that his organisation planned to revamp its own domestic Twenty20 competition in 2010 and hoped to include overseas players.
"We're already on the record as saying we are planning a revamp of our Twenty20 Big Bash. It will be a larger and (on) different scale in 2009-10 but we see that there is a lot to learn from other parts of the world and we are closely monitoring that."