New Zealand rep says no fears over ICC changes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's representative on the International Cricket Council, Martin Snedden, says his country has nothing to fear from the changes to the world body's structure agreed in principle at a meeting in Dubai Tuesday.
Snedden said under the new governance system, which accentuates the power of cricket's big three nations — India, Australia and England — New Zealand will be assured of regular matches against top opponents.
The new structure will likely see the abandonment of the Future Tours Program under which smaller nations such as New Zealand were guaranteed test and limited overs series against the big three nations. That is likely to be replaced by a system of bilaterally negotiated series which, Snedden said, will assure New Zealand a schedule which is "similar, if not the same."
