, ▁the ▁International ▁Cr icket ▁Conference ▁( IC C ), ▁now ▁entered ▁a ▁controvers y ▁initially ▁perce ived ▁as ▁an ▁Australian ▁domestic ▁problem . ▁They ▁met ▁with ▁Pack er , ▁B ena ud ▁and ▁two ▁assist ants ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁W SC ▁plans . ▁After ▁nin ety ▁minutes ▁of ▁comprom ise ▁from ▁both ▁sides ▁had ▁almost ▁created ▁common ▁ground , ▁Pack er ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁I CC ▁award ▁him ▁the ▁exclusive ▁Australian ▁television ▁rights ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 ▁season ▁ended . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁I CC ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁Pack er ▁storm ed ▁from ▁the ▁meeting ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁following ▁un ad ul ter ated ▁declaration ▁of ▁war : ▁Had ▁I ▁got ▁those ▁TV ▁rights ▁I ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁cr icket ▁to ▁the ▁board . ▁I ▁will ▁take ▁no ▁steps ▁now ▁to ▁help ▁anyone . ▁It ' s ▁every ▁man ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁devil ▁take ▁the ▁h ind most . ▁This ▁out bur st ▁und id ▁any ▁good will ▁that ▁Pack er ▁had ▁created ▁during ▁his ▁earlier ▁television ▁appearance , ▁and ▁al ar med ▁his ▁contract ed ▁players , ▁who ▁had ▁viewed ▁his ▁scheme ▁as ▁being ▁as ▁much ▁phil anth rop ic ▁as ▁commercial . ▁The ▁I CC ▁decided ▁to ▁treat ▁Pack er ' s ▁scheme ▁with ▁cont empt ▁when ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁they ▁decided ▁Pack er ' s ▁matches ▁would