ACA chief executive Paul Marsh on Wednesday said the security consultant hired by them as well as Reg Dickason and the consultants hired by the International Cricket Council had in their reports indicated there were a number of external threats in Pakistan.
“There is a credible threat in all the major cities in Pakistan, including those which are hosting the event and they expect bombing in the coming week. So it’s what we are concerned about,” Marsh told a news channel.
He said the job of the ACA and cricket australia was to ensure that they send players in a safe environment.
“And we are not convinced of that in what we have seen in which is available to us here,” he added.
Asif’s plan
Karachi: Pakistan’s suspended pacer Mohammed Asif is trying to hire the services of renowned sports medicine expert from England, Dr Graham Durgan, to plead his case against dope charges.
Asif’s lawyer Shahid Karim confirmed on Wednesday that efforts were on to hire Durgan as he has the experience of helping athletes, who have failed dope tests in the United Kingdom. “Nothing is final as yet. But we are holding talks to secure the services of Dr Durgan,” Karim said.
Training
Karachi: Indiscipline has often been the bane of Pakistan cricket and the team management hopes to right the wrong by putting the players through a strict regimen at a military base to prepare them for international assignments including the Champions Trophy.
Manager Talat Ali said on Wednesday that the players who were named in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy, are staying at the military physical training school in the Kakul base, and have been made to follow all military regimens in the week-long training camp that concludes on July 28.
ECB venture
Calcutta: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed a new Twenty20 competition for ECB Premier League clubs called Cockspur Club Twenty20, says A Staff Reporter.
Cockspur Rum already sponsors the 45-over ECB National Club Championship competition known as The Cockspur Cup. Premier League teams have been competing regionally this month, aiming to progress to regional finals, from which the four regional winners will be found.
The four regional winners are invited to play at Cardiff’s SWALEC Stadium on Sunday, September 28, in a Finals Day to mirror Twenty20 Cup Finals Day. The Final will also be played under floodlights.
