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To: naturalman1975

Whilst I agree with his stand and indeed the sentiment, I am not sure that politicians should be dictating terms to sportsmen.


7 posted on 05/15/2007 6:01:40 AM PDT by Dave Elias
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To: Dave Elias

Part of the issue involved is that Cricket Australia would face a massive fine from the International Cricket Council if the Australian team pulled out of this tour. The ICC does not levy fines if a national team is prevented from going by its government. The Australian team didn’t want to go, and by banning the tour, the government gets them off the hook.


9 posted on 05/15/2007 6:07:49 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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