ICC roadshow arrives in London

The ICC roadshow arrives in London this weekend for the annual get together of the great and the good. In between cocktail parties and official receptions, the movers and shakers in world cricket have a lot on their collective plates.

Things start on Sunday when the chief executives' committee (CEC) meets at Lord's to consider a number of issues relating to regulations and the business of the game. These include consideration of a range of proposed changes to playing conditions as recommended at the recent meeting of the ICC cricket committee.

The main ones are changes to the Powerplay regulation, including the idea of the captain of the batting side being able to choose when to take one of them; if the last wicket in the first innings of a match falls within 30 minutes of the scheduled interval then the interval should be taken immediately with the second innings then starting correspondingly earlier (thus removing the possibility of a break of up to 75 minutes); mandatory change of ball in ODIs after 35 overs; introduction of a free hit for the delivery that follows a front-foot no-ball; the pushing back of boundaries on grounds where space allows.

Also included on the agenda is the signing off of the playing conditions for the Twenty20 World Championship and discussion on the umpiring task force proposed by the cricket committee.

In between that and the major meeting - that of the ICC board of directors on Wednesday and Thursday - there are other events featuring Associates and Affiliates.

The board of directors is where the main work will be done. On the agenda are a number of issues including the appointment of a vice-president to take over the main role from Ray Mali in 2008, and whether Zimbabwe are strong enough to be able to resume Test cricket in November.

On Friday the ICC's annual conference take place in the pavilion Long Room, and that is followed by a Members' Forum.

ICC executive board Ray Mali (ICC president), Malcolm Speed (ICC CEO), Creagh O'Connor (Australia), Mahbubul Anam (Bangladesh), David Morgan (England) Sharad Pawar (India), Sir John Anderson (New Zealand), Dr Naseem Ashraf (Pakistan), Jayantha Dharmadasa (Sri Lanka), Norman Arendse (South Africa), Ken Gordon (West Indies), Peter Chingoka (Zimbabwe), HRH Tunku Imran (Malaysia), Stanley Perlman (Israel), Samir Inamdar (Kenya).

ICC chief executives' committee Ray Mali (ICC president) Malcolm Speed (ICC CEO), Sunil Gavaskar (cricket committee chairman), James Sutherland (Australia), Mahmudur Rehman (Bangladesh), David Collier (England), Niranjan Shah (India), Justin Vaughan (New Zealand), Shafqat Naghmi (Pakistan), Gerald Majola (South Africa), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Bruce Aanensen (West Indies), Ozias Bvute (Zimbabwe), Ricardo Lord (Argentina), John Cribbin (Hong Kong), Laurie Pieters (Namibia).