i think some of the rebels have returned yesterday also, then y it should be done to Zim???Neil Pickup said:Cricinfo
About time too - at least the ICC have some balls. Now if they could only extend it to Zimbabwe.
some thing given at the end of the articlebenchmark00 said:Showing my ignorance here, but who has ODI status, just all the test playing nations?
Im not even sure if theres a huge point to having official ODI status and of the such, if the ICC want cricket to be truly universal, i wouldve thought the fastest way to do so is break down all barriers.
Mind you, the ICC has done the right thing in booting Kenya, but i think Zimbabwe is on the right track now, the end of the rebel era and all... still not acceptable though.
ohk cool, thanks for that, i didnt read the article,lolbiased indian said:some thing given at the end of the article
But it will retain its one-day status for matches against Test-playing countries and also against other members of the top six associates.
i think its only the membership that has changed and as for the playing status it still stand
Political interference.biased indian said:i think some of the rebels have returned yesterday also, then y it should be done to Zim???
but when it seems to be resolved y ???Neil Pickup said:Political interference.
According to me, permanent ODI status (for the last few years) was only the Test playing nations and Kenya I think...benchmark00 said:Showing my ignorance here, but who has ODI status, just all the test playing nations?
Im not even sure if theres a huge point to having official ODI status and of the such, if the ICC want cricket to be truly universal, i wouldve thought the fastest way to do so is break down all barriers.
Mind you, the ICC has done the right thing in booting Kenya, but i think Zimbabwe is on the right track now, the end of the rebel era and all... still not acceptable though.
chris.hinton said:no it is blased Indian
"Seems"biased indian said:but when it seems to be resolved y ???
So would you be tetchy at SA's test status because of their quota policy down the cricket pyramid?? Even if it doesn't have that much of an effect on overall performance?Neil Pickup said:Standard of performance is not the sole criterion for Test status, and I hope it never will be.
Hey Langeveldt (OT I Know) but from your signature when did you visit Oman and where did you go??Langeveldt said:So would you be tetchy at SA's test status because of their quota policy down the cricket pyramid?? Even if it doesn't have that much of an effect on overall performance?
If the quota policy was an extreme like 8 blacks out of 11 in every age group team, then yes.Langeveldt said:So would you be tetchy at SA's test status because of their quota policy down the cricket pyramid?? Even if it doesn't have that much of an effect on overall performance?
Explain further please.Neil Pickup said:For reference, I support positive discrimination to an extent at present at the lower levels.