Holder: Show us the money, or more will walk away

By Chris Stocks
WEST INDIES captain Jason Holder has called on the International Cricket Council to introduce a minimum wage for Test cricketers to stop players turning their backs on the format.
Holder’s comments come in the wake of Duanne Olivier this week quitting South Africa to join Yorkshire as a Kolpak player.
Olivier’s estimated £150,000 deal at Headingley will triple his annual salary.
The decision by Oliver effectively ends his international career at the age of 26 and comes after he had established himself on the international scene with 31 wickets in five Tests...

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