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England’s policy of resting big players in dead matches affecting tickets sale negatively

England’s policy of resting big players in dead matches affecting tickets sale negativelyLondon, June 21 : England’s decision to rest their three star players in Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad is not going down well with the fans, and Yorkshire’s chairman Colin Graves has now slammed the selectors decision to rest local hero Bresnan for the final one-day international against the West Indies at Headingley.

England have already won the three match one-day series 2-0 with a win at The Oval, and has decided to include three young players Stuart Meaker, Chris Woakes and James Tredwell as replacements in the team for the final match.

Graves believes the fans won’t be hugely impressed by selectors decision, and this could have a negative effect.

“I understand England’s reasons but from the crowd’s point of view, it’s disappointing,” The Telegraph quoted Graves, as saying.

“People who pay good money for tickets expect the best team to come. Not having Tim Bresnan playing doesn’t help us as a ground. We do our best to sell tickets in a difficult economic climate but it won’t get any easier if they continue to rest key players,” he added.

As of yesterday, Yorkshire had sold all but 1500 tickets and Graves was confident of a ‘good crowd’, but rest and rotation remains a controversial topic. (ANI)


Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

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'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

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SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffs

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffsHyderabad, May 21 - West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league (IPL).  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

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Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »