CELAND'S volcanic eruptions have prompted a desperate International Cricket Council to consider flying England's players out of the country via helicopter and low-flying aircraft to ensure their participation at next week's World Twenty20 tournament in the Caribbean.
With air traffic grounded across Europe on account of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat last night told the Herald of plans to charter flights from Dubai to the Caribbean to ensure all players could attend the tournament. Lorgat added that cricketers based in the UK could meet the Dubai charters via helicopters and aircraft not susceptible to volcanic ash.
ICC considers helicopters to ensure all T20 teams arrive
Certainly would be something new having a team miss a tournament because of volcanic ash! Good to see there are backup plans if the flights fall through.