Watered down ICC proposal significant for NZ Cricket

Significant changes to the way international cricket is run were agreed in principle by the ICC board today, the governing body said, although they were toned down from a set of radical proposals put forward by the game's big three: India, England and Australia.

"Key principles" that had "unanimous support" from the board at its meeting in Dubai, according to the ICC, included the dumping of the troubled Test championship, which will be replaced in 2017 by the limited-overs Champions Trophy competition.

The International Cricket Council also said a new executive committee would be set up consisting of representatives from India, England and Australia and two other representatives taken from the ICC board.

"Yeah it's quite a significant watering down on that side in the original proposal they were suggesting they would have control of the chairmanship of various ICC boards and subcommittees almost in perpetuity," New Zealand ICC representative Martin Sneddon told ONE News.