At least that’s over

The ICC Champions Trophy qualifying round is over with the predictable result that Sri Lanka and the West Indies have gone through. It really is time to write off this tournament now. Replace it with the Twenty20 World Championship.

Hair to umpire in Champions Trophy?

According to cricinfo, Darrell Hair is expecting to umpire in the ICC Champions Trophy in India next month. I can’t help think that this is a mistake, and that the ICC should lay off any official announcement until after the hearing into Ovalgate.