Mali misses the point

The new ICC president’s first public comments do little to offer any real hope of change in the way the game is run, argues Malcolm Conn in The Australian. Ray Mali rejected suggestions the international cricket schedule was too hectic and indicated Zimbabwe would have a say in when they would return to Test status.

Following a shambolic World Cup, a FICA survey of leading players from most major cricket countries found that 56 per cent lacked confidence in the ICC to govern the game. Mali's complete lack of understanding of the serious issues facing cricket will do nothing to reduce that perception.