DEREK PRINGLE
We knew today’s international cricketers were coining it, but how many knew that some were getting U$20,000 (£15,100) for a Test match fee? It isn’t England’s players either, they come in just shy of that mark though they do earn the most for playing T20 internationals, some U$5,284 (£4,000) for three hours of their time according to figures unearthed by Cricinfo.
Old rope – an expression Dale Steyn sort of used when he first played in the Indian Premier League. “Just four overs a match and it doesn’t matter if you get slogged...