England end KP's international career.

[sussexpob]

You say the players have to accept a contract, if offered. It’s difficult to see how that particular rule of the IPL auction could be enforced in law, if it ever came to it. This is probably a factor too in the minds of the players.

So your argument is that you are right because players would willingly be sued just to find out how much they are worth? And that in reality they know they wont, so they are happy to breach the contract? Seems a pretty long winded way of finding how much you could earn.... I think the more natural conclusion is to assume these players are actually wanting to make that money and play.

The players dont "accept" the contract, they propose the contract terms as part of the auction process, with the bidder accepting those terms. The auction is merely a process to decide the "consideration" amount under the contract... obviously a term of the offer from the player is that the reserve price is met, which they set.

[D/L]

...I can imagine there will be a lot of goodwill and sympathy towards Kevin around the grounds.

I don't think anyone would question your powers of imagination, AC.

[D/L]

Small matter of any player being granted a No Objection Certificate before playing any IPL match. If a County objects, then that is the end of the matter.

Of course, yes. Wouldn't it be amusing if Surrey did this with Pietersen?

So its not enough to take the man's international career, you would prefer that the ECB also refused to grant him clearance from the "future tours programme" and refuse him the certification required to seal an IPL contract and continue to earn a living in cricket? Not only that, but you would be amused? Sorry, that only highlights how spiteful and toxic your motivations are towards said individual.

BTW, he isnt obliged to do anything for England or Surrey in this period so the ECB, far from getting their own back, would end up footing the bill of his contract in the IPL and subsequent damages to his future career and reputation on the grounds of restraint of trade.

Chill out, sp. Don't take everything so seriously.

[sussexpob]

Small matter of any player being granted a No Objection Certificate before playing any IPL match. If a County objects, then that is the end of the matter.

Of course, yes. Wouldn't it be amusing if Surrey did this with Pietersen?

So its not enough to take the man's international career, you would prefer that the ECB also refused to grant him clearance from the "future tours programme" and refuse him the certification required to seal an IPL contract and continue to earn a living in cricket? Not only that, but you would be amused? Sorry, that only highlights how spiteful and toxic your motivations are towards said individual.

BTW, he isnt obliged to do anything for England or Surrey in this period so the ECB, far from getting their own back, would end up footing the bill of his contract in the IPL and subsequent damages to his future career and reputation on the grounds of restraint of trade.

Chill out, sp. Don't take everything so seriously.

[Aidan11]

16th October is the date when the gagging order is lifted.

We'll found out then just went on between KP & the ECB.

[D/L]

16th October is the date when the gagging order is lifted.

We'll found out then just went on between KP & the ECB.

Not necessarily - there may be agreements not to disclose certain happenings and there will be things held back for publication in future autobiographies when all the players' agents have hammered out a deal.

[Aidan11]

16th October is the date when the gagging order is lifted.

We'll found out then just went on between KP & the ECB.

Not necessarily - there may be agreements not to disclose certain happenings and there will be things held back for publication in future autobiographies when all the players' agents have hammered out a deal.

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[D/L]

Just Pietersen's version and paying through the nose to hear it then? What a surprise.

[SaintPowelly]

and he doesn't average close to "over 50" in test cricket, he averages 47.28 which is closer to 45.

[Aidan11]

He doesn't have THE highest test score either.

[SaintPowelly]

Good spot...wonder what kind of morons would attend.

[Albondiga]

I can't see why anybody is still interested.

[Aidan11]

I can't see why anybody is still interested.

The media certainly will be. Keen to stick it to the ECB especially as they have just had a moan about the recent Carberry interview.

[D/L]

I can't see why anybody is still interested.

The media certainly will be. Keen to stick it to the ECB especially as they have just had a moan about the recent Carberry interview.

They moaned about the "Guardian", with good cause seemingly, and referred the newspaper to the Press Complaints Commission. We seem to be getting disinterest from the rest of the media (or should that be "uninterest"?).

[Aidan11]

I can't see why anybody is still interested.

The media certainly will be. Keen to stick it to the ECB especially as they have just had a moan about the recent Carberry interview.

They moaned about the "Guardian", with good cause seemingly, and referred the newspaper to the Press Complaints Commission. The rest of the media seem quite disinterested (or should that be "uninterested"?).

Nevertheless, the media will let the KP/ECB saga roll on and milk it for all its worth.

Cricinfo have published a response by KP over the Downton interview suggesting Mr D was perhaps a little economic with the truth.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/con ... 47201.html