ICC has messed up by delaying decision on Champions Trophy

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Australia's schedule raises fresh problem for 2009 Champions Trophy While Pakistanis simmer following the ICC's decision to postpone the Champions Trophy, Australia are already providing an obstacle for the 2009 event. More... Champions Trophy Australia's schedule raises fresh problem for 2009 Champions Trophy Peter English August 25, 2008 Michael Clarke is pleased the decision on Pakistan has been taken out of the players' hands © Getty Images While Pakistanis simmer following the ICC's decision to postpone the Champions Trophy, Australia, one of the five nations who forced the switch, are already providing an obstacle for the 2009 event. While there are only two engagements listed for October 2009 on the ICC's future tours programme, one is the major clash between Australia and India and it will need to be altered for the global tournament to occur. The one-day contest is currently scheduled for seven matches, which will take up most of the month, and Australia will have to squeeze any extra duties in between the end of their four-month Ashes campaign and the start of the home season against Pakistan in November. Australia's final match in England is a one-day fixture on September 20 and there are some in the set-up who are already wondering how to cram it in. "Every team needs to fit the schedule," Michael Clarke, Australia's stand-in captain, said. However, Clarke was relieved that a decision had been made by the ICC to postpone the contest. "It's a great result for all the players to find out whether we're going or not going," he said. "All the guys are happy now." The ICC had known Cricket Australia's strong position for weeks after both Creagh O'Connor, the chairman, and James Sutherland, its chief executive, told David Richardson, who was part of the ICC's task force, that Australia would not be touring Pakistan in the current climate. They feel western nations who have been part of the United States' "coalition of the willing" are at greater risk of being targeted in Pakistan and point to the Australian government's travel advice. England, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies also planned not to attend the Champions Trophy. "It's a good decision for cricket and we are pleased it was unanimous," a Cricket Australia spokesman said. "We look forward to dealing with our international colleagues over the details of when the tournament will be postponed to." The other series set down for October 2009 is between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, who have not qualified for the eight-team event. Justin Vaughan, the New Zealand Cricket chief executive, said the decision was correct because the "security situation in Pakistan has deteriorated". "By postponing the tournament until October next year there is time for the security situation in Pakistan to improve or for a suitable alternative venue to be chosen," he said. "We appreciate the difficulties that this decision will cause the Pakistan Cricket Board and hope that the Champions Trophy can be held there in 2009." Australia were due to be play Test and one-day series in Pakistan last March and April, but those engagements were postponed to 2009 and 2010, leaving the issue to rise at regular intervals over the next two years. Australia have not toured Pakistan since 1998, but Clarke remained hopeful he would visit the country before the end of his career. "Hopefully I'll be playing for a few years to come, so hopefully I'll get the opportunity to play in Pakistan," he said after telling of his relief that the decision had been taken away from the players. "Come next year, whenever they put it back on, we're looking forward to regaining that trophy, but right now, all the guys are rapt that the ICC has made a decision."

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ICC confident of avoiding Champions Trophy and Future Tours Programme date clashes The International Cricket Council expect to resolve the issue of a potential clash of dates between the Future Tours Programme and the rescheduled Champions Trophy.More... ICC confident of avoiding Champions Trophy and Future Tours Programme date clashes By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 11:52 AM on 26th August 2008 England's Kevin Pietersen and his team are facing a daunting fixture programme The International Cricket Council expect to resolve the issue of a potential clash of dates between the Future Tours Programme and the rescheduled Champions Trophy. The eight-team Champions Trophy tournament was due to take place in Pakistan between September 12 and 28 but the ICC decided to postpone the event for 13 months due to security concerns. The international calendar is already tightly scheduled, with each Test-playing nation required to tour all other Test nations at least once in four years under the Future Tours Programme. India and Australia are set to meet in a seven-match one-day international series in October 2009 - the month allocated for the rescheduled Champions Trophy - but the ICC do not believe a clash of dates will be an issue. The ICC's media and communications manager Brian Murgatroyd said: 'It was agreed by all those on the ICC board during the teleconference on Sunday that if there were any issues relating to scheduling then ICC management would work with the relevant members (boards) to ensure that issues were overcome.' Professional Cricketers' Association chairman Dougie Brown had questioned whether the Champions Trophy would take place due to a packed international calendar. 'I don't know how they can possibly reschedule it because you have to have a window of opportunity for all the cricketing nations to be available to play at a given stage next year,' Brown told BBC Radio Five Live. 'I would have thought it is highly unlikely to happen.'

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I tinnk the first part is true: ICC confident of avoiding champions trophy.:D

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Pretty much.......Champions Trophy in Pakistan will not clash with FTP date because either, Champions trophy will be canceled or no team will travel to pakistan to play it.

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ICC to decide on CT venue by March 2009 The ICC Executive Board will take a final decision on whether the Champions Trophy, which has been postponed till 2009, should remain in Pakistan or be relocated during a meeting in March next year. More... ICC to decide on CT venue by March 2009 August 29, 2008 14:26 IST The ICC [images] Executive Board will take a final decision on whether the Champions Trophy [images], which has been postponed till 2009, should remain in Pakistan or be relocated during a meeting in March next year. Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board have confirmed to PTI that March is the deadline for confirming the venue of the tournament which was to be held in Pakistan from September 12 but has been postponed due to the security concerns raised by some teams. "The ICC is having a meeting on September 11 and 12 to decide the best dates for the tournament when it is held next year. But the final decision on whether it will remain in Pakistan will be taken in March," one source said. He said in case some countries still refuse to play in Pakistan next year, the ICC will relocate it but Pakistan would get compensation of USD three million which is the hosting fees for the event. "The ICC member countries have basically decided to wait and see if the situation changes in Pakistan in the next six months and if this happens then the Champions Trophy would remain with us," the source said. The ICC has also asked its member countries to send in suggestions for making slight changes in the Future Tours Program to accommodate new dates for the eight-nation tournament. "There will be some changes in the FTP as the Champions Trophy where ever it is held will take three weeks for which all teams must be available," the source said. He confirmed that the ICC Executive Board teleconference in which it was decided to postpone the Champions Trophy some members had pushed for the ICC to announce a new venue the same day. "But we and India threatened to boycott the event if any hasty decision was made after which it was decided to adopt a wait and see policy until next March. "The Indian team's tour to Pakistan from early January will be used to make assessments about the security situation in Pakistan," he stated.