Root expects talks over England pay cuts


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: England cricket captain Joe Root looks on during a news conference ahead of the two test cricket matches against Sri Lanka for the ICC World Test Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

(Reuters) - England's test cricket captain Joe Root said he expects talks with the country's governing body over possible pay cuts for international players to help safeguard the game's future during the coronavirus outbreak.

England's winter tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced no domestic cricket would be played until at least the end of May.

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