Middlesex will consider lobbying Champions League Twenty20 organisers for a wildcard for the 2009 tournament, writes Jon Batham. Seaxes chief executive Vinny Codrington and his team were devastated when organisers decided there wasn't a sufficient window of opportunity to restage the 2008 tournament, originally postponed following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai earlier this month.
Via HC
Middlesex skipper Shaun Udal is comfortable with his side being the underdogs, and he says they can spring another shock as they head out for the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League.
Via SkySports
Murali Kartik doesn’t like the hype surrounding his playing for Middlesex in the upcoming Champions League T20. The left-arm spinner, who still nurses hopes of playing for India, believes that a professional player must give his best for any team that he represents and not be bothered by talks of ‘country versus club’ conflict.
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Squad
Shaun Udal (Captain), Gareth Berg, Steven Finn, Billy Godleman, Tyron Henderson, Ed Joyce, Murali Kartik, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan, Tim Murtagh, David Nash, Alan Richardson, Ben Scott, Owais Shah, Andrew Strauss
Middlesex have named Strauss and Shah in the squad.
Batsman Ed Joyce is determined to sign off his Middlesex career on a high by winning the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India next month.
Via PressAssociation
The Middlesex team are funding out of their own pockets for two extra days of training and time to acclimatise to alien conditions on the sub-continent. They fly to Mumbai next Thursday, two days before the Champions League organisers are willing to pick up the tab for their hotel bills and expenses.
Via Telegraph
Middlesex plan to name star Twenty20 batsman Owais Shah in their squad for their Champions League adventure in India.
Via Mirror
Vinny Codrington, Middlesex's chief executive, has said the county does "feel penalised" by rules that would prevent their leading players from taking part in the Champions Twenty20 League in India in December.
Via Cricinfo
England have refused Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss permission to break off from the England tour to play for their county next month. Middlesex's reserves have been further weakened by the organisers deciding they can only field players who were on the club's books when they qualified for the Champions League by winning the Twenty20 Cup in July.
Via Telegraph
Middlesex will renew their appeal to the England and Wales Cricket Board to release Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss for their Champions League challenge in India next month after receiving shock confirmation yesterday that they could be without as many as five of their first-choice side.
Via Guardian
Former Ireland cricketer Ed Joyce will leave Middlesex to join Sussex next season as he looks to revive his international career with England.The Bray native has agreed to stay at Middlesex until the end of the Champions League in India in December.
Via Irish Times
Squad
Shaun Udal (Captain), Gareth Berg, Steven Finn, Billy Godleman, Tyron Henderson, Ed Joyce, Murali Kartik, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan, Tim Murtagh, David Nash, Alan Richardson, Ben Scott, Owais Shah, Andrew Strauss
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