ICC has a lot on its plate

The fate of the Champions Trophy, the Future Tours Programme post -- 2012 as well as the umpires referral system would top the agenda at a two-day meeting of ICC Chief Executives' Committee and Board members starting here from Wednesday.
With the current FTP due to conclude in May 2012, the concept of an alternative structure to bilateral tours, including an enhanced Test championship, was discussed by both the CEC and the ICC Board during meetings in Dubai in June-July.
The key considerations would be that all three formats of international cricket should be protected and promoted with Test cricket identified as the pinnacle of the sport; the "icon" Test series must be protected; ICC should look at ways of taking greater central "ownership" of international cricket outside its events or at least providing for more consistency in marketing/promotion.
The CEC and the ICC Board would also explore further the concept of a Test Championship and/or play-off.
The ICC Board will consider views of the CEC and seek to chart a course towards the successful staging of Champions Trophy in 2009 after the event, supposed to be held in Pakistan from September 12 to 28, was postponed due to security concerns raised by several participating teams.