What’s hiding under the ICC’s carpet?
Well, Darrell Hair for one thing. After he was spectacularly given the arse for his involvement in Ovalgate, it seems the ICC still haven’t quite figured out what to do with him, or even how to treat its members. It’s about time the ICC grew a backbone, rather than fannying around so much. If after the trial they decided that Hair wasn’t fit to do his job, they should have just sacked him, end of story. If they thought he was fit to do his job, he should be umpiring as usual, end of story. But instead, they’ve ended up in this awkward territory, somewhere roughly between the two, where they don’t want Hair officiating against “the really good teams” but it’s OK if he umpires against the smaller sides (Scotland, Kenya, Canada etc.).
What sort of message does this send out? A mixed one at best. Most obviously, it says to these smaller sides, “well, actually chaps, your games are pointless and no-one really cares, so it doesn’t matter if someone like Hair cocks it up because no-one will notice”. If I was Scotland or Canada, I would be spitting feathers about this.
The ICC must continue to quietly wait until 2008, when Hair’s contract expires, presumably fingers crossed that he can get through until then without causing any more fuss.
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