To suppress the free conduct of affairs between consenting individuals without a jolly good reason is, frankly, not cricket.
It's just not cricket: The Aussies had to get back at the dastardly Poms for being drubbed in the cricket over the summer.
The England and Wales Cricket Board had said centrally contracted players could not play IPL cricket in 2009.
Twenty20 cricket does not have the ebb and flow that Test cricket has, when you have to think a bit more on your feet.
"It's the ICC who always talk about upholding the integrity of cricket but Zimbabwe are not even competing in world cricket and it's going to draw a lot of sponsors away, " said Carlisle.
BBC: It began as a vibrant show of solidarity for their leader.
The 31-year-old has not played international cricket in almost a year because of a stress-related illness.
Traditionally, West Indians have not enjoyed playing cricket in England so early in the summer.
Giles has not played international cricket since the second Test in Pakistan last November.
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Lee has not played Test cricket since December 2008 and has been plagued by injuries in recent years.
"It was particularly satisfying considering I've spent the past three weeks in Cape Town not playing much cricket, " he said.
The 35-year-old right-hand batsman has not played Test cricket since January 2008, but is still a regular in the one-day team.
England have not played Test cricket since beating South Africa at The Oval on 11 August, although they lost the series 2-1.
Cleo Leshoro, 32, is not normally a cricket fan but she is concerned that she has yet to get her hands the elusive tickets.
Although the Australians will not play Test cricket again until August, chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch hopes Ponting will help the team rediscover their touch.
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The 33-year-old was a surprise selection in some eyes as he had not played Test cricket for a year because of a hip problem which required two operations.
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The selectors have named three wicketkeepers in the squad with Essex's James Foster, who has not played international cricket for seven years, joining Matt Prior and Steven Davies.
Tendulkar has not played international cricket since April following surgery on his elbow but the selectors have decided he is now fit enough to reclaim his place in the side.
There has not been enough cricket for any of the players from either team to claim that they are prepared properly, but the England and Wales Cricket Board is determined to protect the television deal which demands that seven Tests are played, as well as hosting the World Twenty20, one-day international series against West Indies and Australia and, of course, the Ashes.
To most English cricket-lovers, this would not matter much if the national cricket team were any good.
Even before the ICL's announcement, New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan appeared to have given up hope of persuading Bond not to join the league - which is not sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.
But Australia's cricket was not flawless and Nathan Astle was dropped twice, by Darren Lehmann and Kasprowicz.
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It can hold cricket although not Test matches and it has not been used for athletics since 2000.
He's obviously surprised, thinking that he was eating a cricket and not a bag with a worm inside.
He tells me that "when Tendulkar retires there will be a huge void not just in Indian cricket but in Indian society".
That is a necessary tragedy, but Pakistani cricket will not become clean unless its elite administrators do a better job.
Playing international and club cricket was not enough to earn a living.
But county cricket may not have seen the last of him as he is contemplating the possibility of playing in next summer's Twenty20 Cup.
Martin-Jenkins would like to encourage finger-spinners and better batting techniques by returning to uncovered pitches - something not seen in English cricket since 1980.
Boycott also suggested that international cricket is not at its strongest but thinks England will not be able take advantage while they continue to underperform.
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