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The English county system takes in four major competitions during the course of the northern domestic summer. The oldest and most famous of these is the first-class competition, known this year as the Frizzell County Championship. The other three – the Benson & Hedges Cup, the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, and the Norwich Union League – are all one-day competitions but each assumes a different format.Frizzell County Championship – this is England’s major first-class competition and consists of a series of four-day matches. The 18 county teams are split into two groups – Division One and Division Two – on the basis of their finishing positions the previous season.The top nine counties from last year are joined in battle in Division One; the bottom nine are grouped to form Division Two, as follows:Division One: Kent, Hampshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire and Yorkshire.Division Two: Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire.The side which finishes at the top of the Division One standings at the end of the season is the winner of the competition.There is also a promotion and relegation component.The three sides which finish at the bottom of Division One are relegated to Division Two for 2003. Conversely, the three sides which end at the top of the Division Two standings are promoted to Division One for 2003.Benson & Hedges Cup – a limited-overs competition which incorporates two separate phases. The county teams are initially divided into three groups of six (as shown below) and take part in a round-robin series of matches against opponents from within those groups.North: Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.Midland/Wales/West: Glamorgan, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.South: Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex.At the end of these matches, the top two teams from each pool go forward to the quarter-finals. Joining them are the two teams which finish third in their groups and attain more points than the other third-placed finisher.The quarter-finals and semi-finals are knockout affairs and precede a Final at Lord’s on 22 June.All of the matches are scheduled as 50-overs-per-side.The 2002 season is scheduled to be the last in which the Benson & Hedges Cup is played. Under a series of recommendations recently adopted by the England and Wales Cricket Board, it is due to be replaced by a 20-over competition at the start of 2003.Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy – sponsored by a major financial services company, this is a straight knockout competition which pits the 18 counties against minor county teams and county board sides, many of which are purely amateur teams. Each of the 18 major county teams receives a bye through to the third round of a competition that could loosely be depicted as cricket’s version of the FA Cup. Like the Benson and Hedges Cup, the matches are played over a total of 100 overs and the Final is contested at Lord’s, although this decider comes far later in the season – on 31 August.Norwich Union League – this is the most time-intensive of all three of the one-day competitions in that its programme lasts from 12 May until 22 September.Complete with coloured clothing, floodlit matches and nicknames for all of the teams, the competition shares a number of traits with many of the world’s major domestic one-day series. Where it differs is in the notion that the matches are 45-over-per-side contests.Like the County Championship, the competition is split into two divisions and promotion and relegation is a feature.Based on the teams’ finishing positions at the end of last summer, the divisions have been configured as follows for 2002:Division One: Durham Dynamos, Glamorgan Dragons, Kent Spitfires, Leicestershire Foxes, Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Somerset Sabres, Warwickshire Bears, Worcestershire Royals and Yorkshire Phoenix.Division Two: Derbyshire Scorpions, Essex Eagles, Gloucestershire Gladiators, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Lightning, Middlesex Crusaders, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Surrey Lions, Sussex Sharks.Again, the champion team is the one that ends the season at the head of the Division One standings.

• The 2002 English domestic season commences on 13 April and will conclude on 22 September.

West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt has confirmed today that Brian Lara will miss his team’s forthcoming tour of India.Skerritt said in Colombo: “Brian has been advised by medical specialists in Colombo that he will miss the West Indies immediate cricketing commitments. That will obviously rule him out of the Indian tour and I’ve advised the West Indies selectors that a replacement will be needed for that tour.”However, he did not confirm that the ace West Indies batsman was suffering from hepatitis as earlier reports suggested, adding that there was nothing more to say on the matter for the moment.The champion left-hander has been in a hospital for tests and observation for more than 24 hours now.The West Indies are due to play three Test matches and seven one-dayers in India.

Cricket’s a simple game when it is played properly and runs are achieved by the top order.New Zealand looked a different team when handing out a record 138-run hiding to Pakistan at Christchurch’s Jade Stadium in the fourth match of the National Bank series today.It is New Zealand’s highest winning margin against Pakistan, and the fourth highest against all nations.New Zealand totalled 284/5 and benefited from the best top order start of the home summer.Skipper Stephen Fleming was out for a duck but a 101-run partnership for the second wicket between Nathan Astle (71) and Roger Twose (42) gave New Zealand a foundation it has long sought.At 113/3 there was the potential for disaster, but Astle and Craig McMillan added 53 for the fourth wicket and while Lou Vincent followed for four from another interesting leg before wicket call that went against the home team, the stage was set for McMillan and Chris Harris to add 112 for the unbroken sixth wicket.It was a situation tailor-made for Harris, coming in with 15 overs remaining, wickets in hand and bowlers on the ropes. He finished 39 not out off 56 balls and the greatest fault in his innings may have been telling McMillan, erroneously as it turned out, that he had achieved his century.McMillan was on 97 with four balls of the innings left. Fortunately, although losing the strike at one stage, he had one chance to secure his century and he did with a six over mid wicket and out of the ground.He achieved the feat with five sixes and six fours and off 75 balls, to equal the record held by Chris Cairns set on the same ground against India two years ago.Pakistan seemed to find demons in the pitch where none existed for New Zealand.The continued development of Daryl Tuffey and James Franklin as one-day exponents continued apace. Success against Pakistan is invaluable as it is one of the better combinations in the one day game when on song.But when as off key as today, it appears more vulnerable than most.The loss of Saeed Anwar to the last ball of the first over immediately diminished Pakistan’s prospects.He offered a chance which was well taken by Astle fielding at second slip.Franklin didn’t want to be left out and his first ball accounted for Imran Nazir, caught at deep fine leg by Tuffey for a duck.Then in the third over Azhar Mahmood was caught by wicket-keeper Adam Parore from Tuffey’s bowling for one.A splendid piece of Vincent fielding resulted in Yousuf Youhana being run out. So quickly executed was Vincent’s throw that Youhana was well short of his ground, although the third umpire was called in before the decision was made.Saleem Elahi was then victim to one of the most consistent themes running through this series, the number of batsmen getting out to the first ball of bowlers’s new spells. He hit one in Harris’ direction backward of point and was well held, out for 13.Then the final blow occurred to extinguish whatever remote thoughts there may have been of getting up to be competitive when Abdur Razzaq was caught at long off by Tuffey for 31.At 71/6 in the 26th over, it was all over.With the required run rate up over 13 an over, the injured Inzamam-ul-Haq and skipper Moin Khan decided to make the most of the chance for some open air batting practice.It short-changed the crowd which might have liked to have seen some more action but as the win belonged to the home team there was little concern.The effort was another triumph for Tuffey who took three for 30 while Astle’s three wickets in one over at the bottom of the innings came at the cost of seven runs.

Steffan Jones told me how delighted he was to be awarded his county cap before the Norwich Union National League match against Kent on Sunday.”I’m going to send it home to my Dad in Llanelli. He’ll be so proud and pleased that I have won my cap for Somerset. I know that he has already asked one of his mates to make a special cabinet for it so it will be on display in the house.”Steffan’s dad Lyndon is quite a regular visitor to Taunton, and played cricket for Wales Schools and Glamorgan Seconds but never quite made the grade into first-class cricket.

Match Facts

October 7, 2012
Start time 2.30pm local (0900 GMT/1000 BST)Will it be Charlotte Edwards or Jodie Fields holding the trophy after the final?•ICC/Getty

The Big Picture

Considering their status in the women’s game and the fact the countries contested the finals of the first four Women’s World Cups, it seems strange that this will be the first meeting between England and Australia in a global final since 1988. But that will be the case on Sunday, when the holders, Australia, attempt to defend their title against England, winners of the inaugural Women’s World Twenty20 in 2009.New Zealand have been the third wheel in recent times, losing to Australia in the Caribbean in 2010 and England at Lord’s a year earlier, but they fell at the semi-final stage at this tournament, denied the shot at an inglorious hat-trick. They became England’s fourth scalp in a row, with Charlotte Edwards’ team having already beaten Australia in their dead-rubber group game.England arrived at the World T20 on the back of their first 20-over defeat in 20 completed matches. The run that began after losing to Australia in January 2011 was ended by West Indies last month but, since then, England’s sense of invincibility has been reinvigorated. Katherine Brunt’s thrifty new-ball spells and England’s four spinners – with 16 wickets between them – have thrived on slow Sri Lankan pitches. Their batting is lead by three of the five leading run-scorers in the tournament in Edwards, Sarah Taylor and Laura Marsh.Australia are not without good form or star players either. Their record of played 14, won 11 in 2012 is second only to England’s (who have won 17 out of 18) and the likes of Lisa Sthalekar, ranked the No. 1 bowler in the world, Julie Hunter, the leading wicket-taker in Sri Lanka, and Ellyse Perry form part of a formidable attack. The batting may not have fired in quite the same way but you can be sure that Jodie Fields’ side will be all stoked up for a clash with the old enemy.Any fixture between these two countries comes with the obligatory Ashes tag, which will add spice to a showpiece that is also a scene setter, ahead of the men’s final between Sri Lanka and West Indies. After a gap of 24 years, this one should offer compelling viewing all on its own.

Form guide

(Most recent first, completed matches)
England WWWWL
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Watch out for…

Charlotte Edwards may get fewer headlines these days, thanks to the impish brilliance of Sarah Taylor with bat and gloves, but her presence at the top of the order is still of immeasurable importance for England. The all-time leading run-scorer in the format, she also heads the standings at the 2012 World T20 and her ability to hit down the ground against spin gives her one up on most of England’s male batsmen. Her battle with Ellyse Perry could set the tone.Julie Hunter may have torn up West Indies with a five-for during Australia’s semi-final win but it was Lisa Sthalekar who presented them gift-wrapped and ready for destruction, opening the bowling with her offspin and conceding just six runs from four overs. Australia’s No. 4, she is also a good enough batsman to be ranked in the world’s top ten. At 33, Sthalekar is four months older than Edwards and further proof that T20 isn’t just for the kids.

Team news

After convincing semi-final victories for both sides there would seem little need to change barring injury or illness.Australia (probable) 1 Meg Lanning, 2 Alyssa Healy, 3 Jess Cameron, 4 Lisa Sthalekar, 5 Alex Blackwell, 6 Jodie Fields (capt & wk), 7 Rachael Haynes, 8 Julie Hunter, 9 Ellyse Perry, 10 Jess Jonassen, 11 Erin OsborneEngland (probable) 1 Charlotte Edwards (capt), 2 Laura Marsh, 3 Sarah Taylor (wk), 4 Lydia Greenway, 5 Arran Brindle, 6 Danni Wyatt, 7 Jenny Gunn, 8 Katherine Brunt, 9 Anya Shurbsole, 10 Danielle Hazell, 11 Holly Colvin

Pitch and conditions

The pitch was looking similar to one prepared for the second semi-final, which did hold together better than the surface on Thursday. Spin will still play a key part but don’t rule out Katherine Brunt or Ellyse Perry enjoying some success. They are the outstanding pace bowlers in the women’s game. This semi-final will be played in the scorching heat of the afternoon although both sides are now acclimatised.

Stats and trivia

• Lisa Sthalekar four-over spell for six runs in the semi-final was the second most economical by an Australian in Twenty20 behind Sarah Coyte’s 4 for 5 from four overs against India at Billericay in 2011.
• The head-to-head between the two teams in T20s stands at 8-4 in England’s favour, although it is strictly 8-5 because Australia won the one tied game between the sides in a Super Over, which came in the previous World Twenty20.
• When these sides last met in a global final, at the 1988 World Cup, England made 127 in 60 overs batting first. That’s the sort of score whoever bats first in this final will like to reach in 20.

Quotes

“It’s never an easy feat to come through semi-finals, we had to play West Indies who have improved immensely. It was a really good team performance. So we are really excited to get another chance to play England.”
Lisa Sthalekar“Two years ago, it was a really disappointing tournament for us. I’m really proud of the way the girls have come back. We’re peaking at the right time.”

Yousuf Youhana and Abdur Razzaq shared a third wicket partnership of 137 runs to lead Pakistan Probables to three-wicket win over Karachi Young at the National Stadium, after being reduced to 7 for two in only the second over of the innings,in their search for 202.

The batting skills displayed by both these stalwarts was full of precision and maturity as they weathered the opening hostile spell from Mohammad Sami and Saad Altaf with exquisite concentration. Once settling in, they led an all out offensive on the Karachi bowlers as the home side, led by Rashid Latif, found it hard to contain the free flow of runs.Youhana emulated his performance at Lahore, where he scored 96 against Lahore Tigers, to become the highest scorer of the match. He made a fine 75 off 124 balls, which contained 8 hits to the fence. His partner was equally proficient in his batting skills as, after given a chance in the first slip by Arshad, he commanded his authority over the bowlers by getting 56 with the help of 8 fours and one six.After the fall of Youhana’s wicket at 160 in the 38th over, the going was quite easy for the middle order batsmen of Probables. However, they made a mess of things, losing seven wickets in all until they reached the target in the 46th over.Earlier, Rashid Latif, the captain of the Karachi Young, had won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch, which had no grass on it.After losing the wicket of Naumanullah cheaply, Shadab Kabir, the left-handed opener of Karachi shared a partnership of 91 for the second wicket along with Faisal Iqbal to set a solid foundation for their team. However, this opportunity was not efficiently grabbed by the middle order batsmen of Karachi. They failed miserably to score quick runs in the later stages of their innings, as they ended up on 201 for 8 in the allotted fifty overs.The spin duo of Mushtaq Ahmed and Shoaib Malik, bowled superbly for the Probables, as they tested the batsmen with teasing line and length. They did not only break the threatening partnership between Shadab and Faisal, but also gave little liberty to the late order to score quick runs off them.Mushtaq and Shoaib took two wickets each for 47 and 31, respectively, in their ten overs, whereas the skipper, Wasim Akram bagged one wicket for 27 runs in nine overs.Yousuf Youhana, after yet another valiant show with the bat, was awarded man of the match, whereas Yasir Arafat was declared the best fielder.The fourth match of the series will be played on the 31st of January at the Shahi Bagh Stadium, Peshawar.

Multan completed an eight-wicket win over Quetta in their Group B encounter at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Set a target of 155, a challenging one given the first-innings total – the highest of the game – was 210, Multan eased to victory with an unbroken stand of 64 between Usman Tariq and Rameez Alam. Usman top scored with 68, and steadied the chase along with his elder brother, Hammad Tariq, after they lost a wicket with the score on ten. The two put on 81 runs. Hammad was dismissed for 47, but Rameez continued from his unbeaten first-innings 82, scoring 25 more runs to see Multan home. The team moves to fifth place in Group B with six points from the win.It was a third consecutive day without play in the other match which began a day later in the second round, at the Marghzar Cricket Ground. Islamabad had closed the first day at 47 for 2 against Peshwar, and the game ended in a pointless draw at the same score.

ScorecardDavid Willey made the fastest half-century of the season before taking a hat-trick to seal a memorable evening•Getty Images

Northamptonshire claimed their first major trophy since 1992 by winning the Friends Life t20 with a thumping defeat of Surrey in the final at Edgbaston.Having won just three of their last 27 T20s before this season, dating back to their quarter-final defeat in 2010, Northants went into the campaign as rank outsiders. But there was nothing fortunate about this success.After winning seven of their 10 group games – by contrast, they won just one out of 10 in 2012 – they produced commanding performances in the quarter-final, semi-final and final against clubs which, on at least two of those three occasions, boasted significantly larger playing budgets.Indeed, this final pitted Northants – one of the smaller counties with a turnover of around £3.4m a year – against Surrey, the undisputed financial giants of English cricket, with a turnover that was £23.8m last year.But this was far more than a heartening tale of an underdog enjoying their moment in the sun. For so long a county sliding into irrelevance, Northants are providing a fine example of what can be achieved by smaller counties with sound financial management, astute coaching and a refusal to accept a place among the also-rans. Having changed their coach, captain and chief executive in the last 18 months, Northants have also changed the culture of their club. It is surely more than coincidence that David Ripley, who took over as coach in August 2012, was a member of the Northants side that won the NatWest Trophy in 1992.Whereas Northants used to be a cosy club content with its own mediocrity playing in front of dwindling numbers of spectators in a weary ground, they are now a club demonstrating the enduring value of team spirit, unity of purpose, wise recruitment and the development of local talent. Here, in front of a fine-spirited crowd and on an excellent T20 surface, they played cricket bursting with confidence and joy, reflective of a side enjoying their game and each other’s successes. Here they completely outplayed Surrey.David Willey will, quite rightly, take the plaudits. A product of the club’s own system – his father, Peter, was a stalwart of the club for two-and-a-half decades – Willey not only thrashed the fastest half-century of the season, but also claimed a hat-trick to finish the game. Aged 23, his form has recently won England Lions recognition and, with England looking for a left-arm seamer to replicate the role once performed by Ryan Sidebottom, it may not be too long before he goes a step further.But this success was built around an innings that contained three half-centuries. After Willey, only opening the batting due to a wrist injury sustained by Kyle Coetzer in the semi-final, Cameron White and Alex Wakely added 107 in 56 balls to take Northants to the highest total in an English T20 final. Bearing in mind that the innings was reduced to 18 overs by rain and that is some achievement.Northants actually started relatively sedately. Perhaps taken aback by Zafar Ansari opening the bowling with his left-arm spin, Northants scored only one off the first over and six off the second.But a break for rain instilled new urgency. Willey, who scored only one from his first four balls, then thrashed 50 from his next 15 to reach a 19-ball half-century. It was a blitz that included 20 off one Jade Dernbach over – “I don’t particularly like the bloke,” Willey said by way of explanation, “he made an idiot of himself out there” – and 17 off another from Azhar Mahmood.Even when Willey was out, slicing to deep cover, Wakely, the team captain and another product of the club’s own system, took up the challenge, pulling strongly and reaching his 50 off 25 balls. While White was, initially at least, more cautious, he accelerated in the dying overs and completed his own 39-ball 50 with a six off the final ball of the innings.Surrey’s bowling wilted in the face of such an assault. Two international seamers conceded 108 in eight overs as Mahmood, so frugal in the semi-final, was plundered for 53 in four overs, while Dernbach, offering a variety of full-tosses and half-volleys in an oddly off-colour performance, went for 55. Perhaps the damp conditions rendered it tough to grip the ball, but it was a disappointing performance in the field from Surrey.They never threatened to go close in pursuit. While Glenn Maxwell hit an aggressive 29, the required run-rate demanded greater risk-taking than Northants’ well-disciplined attack would allow. Having stuttered to 70 for 4, Surrey lost their last six wickets for 22 runs including their final four without the addition of a run. In the end, it was a rout.But, amid the rubble of a chastening defeat, Surrey should take some confidence from their journey to the final. After a grim 18-months, this was a step in the right direction and suggested that brighter days lie ahead.This was a good day for English cricket, too. In front of a good-natured, full-house crowd and on a pitch ideal for such a high-profile encounter – full of runs and offering encouragement to good batsmen and good bowlers – it was a day that showcased talent and provided a fine advertisement for T20 cricket.

ScorecardCraig Kieswetter has been the batsman of the tournament•Getty Images

Edgbaston may be the most popular venue for Twenty20 finals day but when Warwickshire host the occasion for a fifth time next month they will again do so without their own team after Somerset beat them for a second time in 10 days to book their own place in the quarter-finals.The margin was closer — 10 runs as opposed to 10 wickets at Taunton — but that was of little consolation to Warwickshire and in particular to Darren Maddy, in his last match in the competition that has made his name, whose 67 not out was a brave effort in vain.For a while the home crowd could see Maddy, all of 39-years, earning himself another chance to hog the spotlight as he notched his 15th half-century in the format and took his career aggregate past 2,500 runs. Aided by Laurie Evans, who batted despite dislocating a finger in the field earlier in the evening, Maddy kept what had always looked a tall target just about in reach.After an expensive final over from Steve Kirby had cost 18 runs, 52 were needed from the final five overs, which clearly would have been achievable had the fourth-wicket pair been able to maintain that momentum. The requirement came down to 22 off the final 12 balls.But if Warwickshire had a man for the occasion in Maddy, then Somerset had a couple in Alfonso Thomas and Yasir Arafat, both in the all-time top five Twenty20 bowlers.Warwickshire needed boundaries but neither man conceded one in his final over, Arafat effectively ending the contest with two dot-ball yorkers from his first two deliveries. Evans completed his half-century when he took a single from the next ball but Warwickshire’s hopes were dashed. It was Arafat who brought about their downfall at Taunton on July 21, finishing with a staggering analysis of 3-0-5-4 as Warwickshire were dismissed for 73.Somerset – finalists for the last four years and runners-up in three of those – thus ensured that Craig Kieswetter remained man of the match after 76 provided the bedrock of their 175 for 5. If Maddy – twice a T20 Cup winner with Leicestershire – has been the man of the age in T20 then Kieswetter has been the star of this season. He hit four sixes and four fours in his 53-ball innings, passing fifty for the fourth time in this year’s competition and becoming the first man to pass 400 runs in total, overtaking Michael Carberry as the top scorer so far.Warwickshire had restricted Somerset to 36 from the Powerplay overs but Kieswetter had strong support first from Peter Trego and then Nick Compton, both of whom in their contrasting styles hit 32 off 23 balls, in setting up a challenging total after home captain Varun Chopra had opted to chase on winning the toss.For once, there was the odd question asked about Chopra’s decision-making. He has been an efficient stand-in for the injured Jim Troughton but it seemed odd that he should limit his leading T20 wicket-taker, Ateeq Javid, to one over at the start of the innings, while he somehow managed to get only three overs from his best bowler on the night, Boyd Rankin.It all went awry when Kieswetter launched a 24-run barrage against Maddy’s bowling in the 17th over, including consecutive sixes and two fours. Chopra could not have seen that coming – Maddy’s first two overs had gone for only 13 and would have contained a wicket had Evans not dropped Compton at deep midwicket – but in bringing Chris Woakes back on at the City End for the 18th he left himself with only one more from Rankin.It was an excellent over, too, which only compounded the error, Rankin bowling full and straight to dismiss Kieswetter and James Hildreth with consecutive balls before thumping Craig Meschede on the pad with the hat-trick delivery, although it was clearly missing leg stump. The last two balls conceded only a single each. Woakes, by contrast, went for 13 in his last over.

The crisis in the PCB surrounding the suspension of Zaka Ashraf as chairman is having its deepest impact on the team’s tour of the West Indies in the middle of July, starting with the memorandum of understanding between two boards and the selection of the team. It has also led to a delay in the PCB budget this year that, among other things, could affect salaries and player contracts.The suspension of Ashraf has also led to an impasse in the board, with officials saying it is not possible for key decisions to be signed, be it the MoU with the WICB or the search for the home broadcasters. Ashraf’s suspension is now being argued in the Islamabad High Court, which on Wednesday once again ordered the government to name an interim PCB chairman within three days and report on the next hearing on June 24.In a third hearing of the judicial petition against the PCB’s new constitution, the court decision left the board’s major activities on hold. This uncertain status at the top could make its first dent at the ICC’s annual meeting next week, as Pakistan along with other Full Members are due to give their response to the ICC guidelines about decreased government interference in cricket administration.The PCB constitution allows its chairman near-absolute powers, making it almost a one-man show. Under the PCB constitution, the PCB chairman is also the chief executive officer and every major decision needs his approval – effectively giving the post of chief operating officer very limited powers.The PCB was undecided about who will represent them at the conference, starting June 25. In 2011 the ICC had given a two-year deadline to the member boards to democratise their constitutions and remove government involvement in a bid to improve governance. Even though the ICC had relaxed its clause about the role of governments and the PCB tweaked its constitution slightly under Ashraf’s chairmanship, the current situation is bound to raise concerns.When Ashraf became the first incumbent elected president for another four-year term in May, it was the first such appointment under the new constitution. The IHC, however, ordered Ashraf’s suspension, citing the election process “dubious” and “polluted”.The court, however, had not suspended the new constitution. The petition against the PCB was centred on the amendments made in it, especially those pertaining to the election of the chairman.A government lawyer Irfanullah informed the IHC that former Pakistan captain Majid Khan was among three candidates for the role of acting chairman, and their names have already sent to the Prime Minister – who will make a final call. The commentator Chishty Mujahid and former chief of the Federal Board of Revenue Mumtaz Haider Rizvi are the other candidates.The revised constitution also restructured the composition of the board of governors. The new 14-member body included five regional representatives selected on a rotation basis, five representatives of service organisations and departments, two non-voting former cricketers appointed on the recommendation of the chairman and two non-voting technocrats picked from a panel of three recommended by the chairman in consultation with the President of Pakistan. The term of each member was to be one year, but large regional associations like Lahore and Karachi along with Sialkot, Faisalabad and Multan are keen to have a permanent role on the board.