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Ric.ror | 07:28 Tue 31st Dec 2013 | Sport
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Money Money Money

... and greed

... did I mention the money?
[I]The 2013 series is the first of two back-to-back Ashes series. With the intent of breaking the cycle of Ashes series being held directly before Cricket World Cups, the Ashes were brought forward in the schedule by one year, starting with the 2013–14 series in Australia[I]
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It was just mentioned on the today programme and I didn't know why
Frank's answer is correct - but logically the Ashes should have moved back a year so that the venue sequence changed from

England - 18 months gap - Aus - 30 months gap - England

to

England - 30 months gap - Aus - 18 months gap - England

The administrators greed could not stomach this, so we were lumbered with back-to-back Ashes this year .... and then, to compound the idiocy, because that then left 42 months until the next scheduled Ashes in England they have disrupted the 4 year home test cycle to bring Australia back in 2015.

Sheer unadulterated greed, paying no heed to the established rhythm of England playing all the other Test Countries, just grabbing as many bucks as possible.

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