Allan Border furious over ACA-CA dispute

The complications between the Australian cricketers and Australian Cricket Board continues to grow by each passing day. The country is going through a turmoil as far as cricket is concerned. To add to the problems the Australia ‘A’ side led by left-handed batsman Usman Khawaja refused to play their scheduled South Africa tour.

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The team boycotted the tour which also had India ‘A’ as the third team as the two bodies (ACA and CA) failed to agree on a Memorandum of Understanding.  Former Australian captain Allan Border is highly disappointed with the current situation. While talking to Fox Sports News the legendary cricketer revealed the same.

“It seems ridiculous that it’s got to this,” Border told. The upcoming Ashes which has to begin in November is also in danger. “Australia ‘A’ tours can be rescheduled, but tours of India and Ashes can’t – and that’s looming. Has there ever been a player boycott of a tour before? Not in my time. To boycott a tour – that’s pretty serious. If both sides stick their head in the sand and are not prepared to talk to each other, what else is there to think than the Ashes are in jeopard,” he said.

Border said that the two bodies need to find out a solution as soon as possible because the matter is absolutely disgraceful.

“As an outsider you’ve got to say ‘does that mean touring India is going to be a problem?’. “If that happens, the Indians are going to have some say about what’s going on – it’s costing us money. And then the Ashes. I can’t imagine that not going ahead because of a player boycott. They’ve just got to get in a room and do it now,” he added.

Allan Border even said that he would like to act as a bridge between the two bodies and sort out the problems if they want that. “If they need a mediator… whatever it takes to get both parties together and talking.”