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NEWS England's Ashes woes set to cost ECB millions29th Jan 2007 16.13 IST By Agencies England are not just turning out to be a cricketing disaster in Australia, they are also set to become a more-than-three-million-dollar economic catastrophe for the ECB as Andrew Flintoff and Co are being paid 2000 dollars per day in the 100-day long tour. According to a report in the 'Daily Telegraph', the English players are set to earn as much as 170,000 dollars for the disastrous tour, in which they became the first side in 86 years to lose the Ashes 0-5.
The England and Wales Cricket Board had initially set aside three million dollars for the tour but match fees', boarding and lodging expenses along with the burden of a huge support staff has seen the estimates rise sharply. However, the team's performance has been pathetic to say the least and they touched a new low when they went down by nine wickets to Australia after scoring just 110. In contrast, Cricket Australia has been laughing its way to the bank as people are turning up in huge numbers to watch the home side decimate their rivals. ''Crowds are obviously strong, TV ratings are up six per cent on last year's one-day figures, the appetite of the Aussie fans hasn't diminished,'' CA spokesman Peter Young was quoted as saying by the newspaper. ''Australian fans will queue up around the corner to watch Australia win. At the moment, obviously there is a great deal of confidence in Australia's performance and they want to be part of it,'' he added. Also View Team Page: England Team Page: Australia | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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