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Article: Strauss favours neutral umpires for Ashes.
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- August 28, 2006
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Strauss favours neutral umpires for Ashes
London, Aug 28 (PTI) Australia's call for standing "best umpires" irrespective of their origin in the forthcoming Ashes series has received a cool response from England captain Andrew Strauss who favoured the provision of having neutral umpires.
Strauss dismissed the idea of Australian and English umpires officiating in the high-profile series later this year instead of employing neutral umpires.
"From my point of view, the regulations the ICC have in place are perfectly adequate and I don't see any reason to change that," Strauss was quoted as saying by The Daily Telegraph.
Strauss was backed ...