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BCCI blames FTP for reduction in England Tests
From Cricinfo
This sort of thing gets my goat as it has nothing to do with the FTP (future tours program) but everything to do with money. They won't cut any of the 7 ODI (4 too many in my opinion) but will happily sacrifice a test match. Why? Because they know they'll make more money from the 50 over games.
Why can't they just be honest and tell us the real reasons from now on, no-one is under any illusions about where certain international boards priorities lie. Stuff the game, lets all make a quick buck while the corpse is still twitching.
India are blaming the Future Tours Program (FTP) for snipping one Test off England's visit in November-December later this year. England were originally scheduled to play three Tests and seven one-day internationals.
Niranjan Shah, the BCCI secretary, told Cricinfo the board had no other option but to reduce one Test from the England series to accommodate various commitments the team needs to oblige under the FTP. "What can we do?" Shah asked. "Because of the FTP we need to squeeze other events too."
From Cricinfo
This sort of thing gets my goat as it has nothing to do with the FTP (future tours program) but everything to do with money. They won't cut any of the 7 ODI (4 too many in my opinion) but will happily sacrifice a test match. Why? Because they know they'll make more money from the 50 over games.
Why can't they just be honest and tell us the real reasons from now on, no-one is under any illusions about where certain international boards priorities lie. Stuff the game, lets all make a quick buck while the corpse is still twitching.