Technical Committee confirms Broad can replace Lewis in England squad for ICC Cricket World Cup by ICC Media Release

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ICC World Cup 2006/07

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DateLine: 5th April 2007

 

The ICC today confirmed the Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 approved Stuart Broad as the replacement player for Jon Lewis in England's squad for the tournament.

 

The confirmation was conveyed to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in an email sent on behalf of the tournament Technical Committee on Tuesday evening.

 

The ECB applied for the change on the basis of exceptional circumstances, something allowed for under the terms of reference given to the tournament Technical Committee.

 

Those circumstances are that Lewis's wife is experiencing complications in the latter stages of her pregnancy.

 

Broad is the seventh replacement player to be called up for the tournament.

 

Australia's Stuart Clark, who replaced Brett Lee (ankle), the Pakistan trio of Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Sami and Yasir Arafat, who came in for Abdul Razzaq (knee), Shoaib Akhtar (hamstring and knee), Mohammed Asif (elbow), Chris Martin of New Zealand, who stepped in for Daryl Tuffey (bicep) and Hamish Marshall, also of New Zealand, who replaced Lou Vincent (wrist), are the other players to be called up by any of the 16 teams taking part following the announcements of the final squads of 15 players.

 

The process required for approving Broad was the same as that followed by Cricket Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket in the cases of the above players.

 

Applications were made in writing to the tournament Technical Committee for permission to replace the players.

 

The Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup consists of David Richardson (Chairman, ICC representative), Campbell Jamieson (IDI representative), former international captains Michael Atherton and Rameez Raja (both independent nominations), Chris Dehring (Managing Director and CEO of the ICC CWC 2007) and Michael Hall (ICC CWC 2007 Cricket Operations Director).

 

After today's match against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua, England's next game is against Australia at the same venue on Sunday 8 April, another contest in the ongoing Super Eight stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup.