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23-Nov-2009 08:51:00 GMT
West Indies in Australia, 2009/10

AP Again Suspends For Coverage of Oz Cricket

Brisban: The Associated Press will suspend coverage of cricket in Australia for the second consecutive international season because of a dispute over conditions for accreditation imposed by Cricket Australia.

The AP was joined by Reuters and Agence France-Presse in a global news coalition which will not be covering the three-test series against the West Indies starting in Brisbane on Thursday. The news agencies also refused to cover the 2008-2009 series in Australia involving South Africa and New Zealand.

A similar dispute in the 2007-08 season between CA and the three agencies was settled after coverage was suspended for the first test match between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Cricket Australia and news agencies have been discussing the latest accreditation terms for several months.

The AP continues to cover international cricket in the other test-playing nations for its members and subscribers around the world.


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