Hefty workload hurts family life: Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke

SYDNEY: Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has urged administrators to decrease player workloads to defend their family life.

Clarke authorized skipper Ricky Ponting’s claim that cricketers’ schedules were too full, an subject that will control discussions for the new memo of considerate between players and Cricket Australia.

“I think the main issue with the players at the instant is that because of the amount of cricket that is going on, and that includes all forms of the game, Twenty20, Test cricket one-day cricket, all the dissimilar competitions, I think guys careers are not going to last as long as they used to,” Clarke said.

Clarke said it was unlikely players would go around profitable domestic Twenty20 tournaments, such as the Indian Premier League, to spend more time with their families.