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Article: Crik: ICC to consider Pakistan plea for neutral umpires
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- February 10, 2005
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
02-10-2005
Crik: ICC to consider Pakistan plea for neutral umpires
By John Coomber, Senior Sports Writer
SYDNEY, Feb 10 AAP - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will consider Pakistan's
request for two neutral umpires in one-day internationals in the next few months.
ICC spokesman John Long confirmed today that the ICC had received a letter from the
Pakistan Cricket Board in the wake of their disappointing tour of Australia.
The Pakistanis believe umpiring during the one-day series heavily favoured Australia,
and want one-day internationals to conform with Tests, in which neutral umpires have been
mandatory since 2001.
Currently one-day ...