Dear Editor,
The ICC must not confuse issues, and the players must not contribute to the confusion. Cricket administrators and players must accept the obvious. There are three formats for the game of cricket, the long form, the medium form and the shortest form; the popularity and revenue potential are greatest for the shortest form for very obvious reasons. Administrators must focus on scheduling so that the different formats do not get into each other’s way. The compromises are to be made in scheduling, not in which team gets to play which team. There have never been, over a long period, significant differences in the calibre of players in different countries. The ICC must work hard on developing uniform rules for the game and be prepared to help poorer countries get their administration right. Two tiers in ten teams is nonsense, and the shorter formats require as much skill as the longer formats.
Yours faithfully,
Romain Pitt
