Former West Indies coach Stuart Law says old charges can trouble England

• New Middlesex head coach believes old side can upset England
• Australia says his country have ‘lost track of what’s important’

Stuart Law says he has softened since he stopped playing but one would not necessarily guess it from the way he talks. On Wednesday, at his first press conference as Middlesex coach, Law had some kind words to say about West Indies, where he has just finished a two-year stretch as head coach, but some candid ones about the state of the game in Australia.

“The staging of the Big Bash right in the middle of the Test summer probably isn’t the smartest move,” Law said. “I keep hearing that the Big Bash is doing so well. If it’s doing so well, play it in March. Don’t take up the time of Test match cricket, because the boys should be playing red-ball cricket alongside the Test matches.”

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