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Pay cut to no cricket: Here's what England Test captain Joe Root said

With all professional cricket coming to a halt till May 28 in the United Kingdom and more delays expected, speculation is rife that the ECB is mulling pay cuts for its centrally-contracted player

Joe Root. File Photo: PTI
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Joe Root. File Photo: PTI

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England cricket team’s Test captain Joe Root expects his country's cricket board and the players body to discuss a possible pay cut for him and his teammates "in the coming weeks" as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) faces the financial impact of the Covid-19 or coronavirus pandemic.
 
With all professional cricket coming to a halt till May 28 in the United Kingdom (UK) and more delays expected, speculation is rife that the ECB is mulling pay cuts for its centrally-contracted players like Root and Jos Buttler. However, the 29-year-old is not stressing about it at the moment.

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