Less bilateral cricket, more context and an acceptance of T20s as a major part of the games future were the three major takeaways from international players body FICAs 2016 review. In a 42-page document compiled from surveys, players revealed that their biggest concern is the conflict in schedule and difference in remuneration between international cricket and domestic T20 leagues. They called for rebalancing of the structures to reflect modern realities.The cricketers interviewed - which exclude those from India, Pakistan and Zimbabwe, who do not have player associations - recognised that while international bilateral cricket remained the major source of the games revenue, it was rapidly losing its attractiveness. In order to remain valuable, players advocated ways to improve the game by centralising global competitions in all three formats while creating distinct windows for domestic T20 cricket.Players want less Tests and significantly less ODI cricket overall, but more international T20Is. They want to keep the longest format concentrated in countries where the market and a strong four-day structure exists and confine ODI cricket to a league culminating in a global event, such as the World Cup, and removing all other bilateral fixtures. They also want T20 cricket to be played in a league format with a headline event, similar to the qualification process for the 2017 Champions Trophy. This more condensed structure will, according to FICA, preserve the value and generate interest in bilateral cricket which has become a poor sporting product that delivers limited context and narrative beyond results against rivals and benchmarking against history, and is not part of an easy-to-understand clear competitive structure. The current rankings are regarded as so confusing that 72% of the players interviewed admitted to not understanding them.Players believe leagues will also unclutter the cricketing calendar which currently makes them feel forced into choosing between formats and testing their loyalty to their countries like never before. The current time:wage ratio of international cricket is seen as skewed - it demands a high time commitment versus low salary income. The opposite is true for domestic T20 cricket contracts, which offer low time commitment but higher salaries. As a result, many players consider leaving the international game for T20s because that enables them to optimise earnings.Players from so-called less wealthy countries are more at risk than those from countries that pay better, and the disparity in wages is also a concern for FICA. For example, players from England and Australia earn almost four times more than players from West Indies, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, and almost thrice as much as players from South Africa. This makes it more likely that a player from one of the lesser-earning countries will consider early international retirement. FICA would like to see a situation where that conflict does not exist for any player and believes building some form of free agency into national contracts will aid that.However, FICA warned that as lucrative as T20 cricket is for players it cannot prop up the whole game. Most countries rely on bilateral international cricket and the ICC for their income, while domestic cricket provides limited financial contributions. That means that in the short to medium-term domestic T20 cricket does not appear to be a viable alternative to support the entire economy of the global game. That could change in the long-term but as thing stand, domestic T20 leagues have to exist alongside international cricket.FICA would also like to see T20 cricket used as the vehicle to grow the game, a process it believes has stagnated because there is no documented clarity ... or viable pathway for Associate nations to enter into the current bilateral cricket framework. It is in favour of considering cricket for inclusion as an Olympic sport and revisiting the number of teams that will compete in the World T20 and World Cup.The body would also like to see the role of the Champions Trophy reviewed and wants greater consistency applied to the use of technology, changes to playing conditions, the idea of day-night cricket and other innovations. Josh Rosen Youth Jersey . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Michael Deiter Jersey . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding. http://www.dolphinsrookiestore.com/Dolphins-Cameron-Wake-Jersey/ . 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TORONTO -- Peter Budaj is still filling in nicely for Jonathan Quick, and the Los Angeles Kings gave him plenty of help Tuesday night.Jeff Carter scored twice during a four-goal second period, Budaj made 19 saves and Los Angeles thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-0.Budaj hasnt allowed a goal in 150:32 and has a 1.86 goals-against average while filling in for Quick, out with a lower-body injury since the opening game of the season.Im glad Im getting into the game rhythm a little bit, Budaj told NHL.com. Im seeing the puck really well right now and I just have to continue working hard and try to help the team.Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli added goals in the second period and Dustin Brown, Kyle Clifford and Dwight King also scored. Los Angeles has won three straight.Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen allowed four goals on 26 shots, and then Jhonas Enroth came on and made 14 saves.The Leafs had won three straight.As optimistic as everything appears one day and you win three in a row, then you get your lunch fed to you and youre not competitive and not organized and not prepared, coach Mike Babcock said. It was a humbling experience for our players and myself here in our building.One of the younger teams in the league, the Leafs were ultimately schooled by a more veteran opponent, one thats captured the Stanley Cup twice in the past five seasons.They taught us a lesson tonight, Toronto forward Nazem Kadri said.The Kings had the bulk of the chances in the first period, scoring with 6:04 left in the period on Browns second this year. Third-line center Nic Dowd did the dirty work, controlling the puck down low before finding Brown atop the left faceoff circle.His shot thhrough a maze of moving bodies beat Andersen, who entered the evening with a .dddddddddddd944 save percentage in his previous five starts. The Leafs had a chance to get the puck out initially but Martin Marincins exit feed never quite reaching Ben Smith along the wall.The Leafs came up with a couple decent chances early in the second. James van Riemsdyk was stopped by Budajs blocker while efforts from the all-rookie line of Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Zach Hyman were also shut down.Matthews, who had 10 points in his first six NHL games, has only one point in his last seven.Following that initial push from the Leafs, the Kings got two goals in less than two minutes, one from Pearson and another from Toffoli.After the Leafs failed to come up with a puck in the neutral zone, Anze Kopitar scooped it up and found Pearson, who easily beat Andersen. Almost two minutes later, Toffoli finished off an odd-man rush for the 3-0 lead.Carter added two more goals for the Kings less than five minutes apart. The first again came after the visitors march easily into the Toronto zone, and Carters shot and goal ending Andersens night.Carter banked his second of the game and fifth this season off Enroth from behind the Leafs goal.Game notes The Kings added third period goals by Clifford and Lewis. Derek Forbort had a career-high three assists. ... The Leafs were outshot 43-19 overall. Tuesday marked just their second loss in six games at home (4-2-0).UP NEXTKings: Play at Montreal on Thursday night.Maple Leafs: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.