▁S lade ▁in ▁his ▁judgment ▁said ▁that ▁professional ▁cr ick eters ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁and ▁the ▁I CC ▁should ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁their ▁way ▁just ▁because ▁its ▁own ▁interests ▁might ▁be ▁dam aged . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁I CC ▁might ▁have ▁stretch ed ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁loyal ty ▁too ▁far . ▁Play ers ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁critic ized ▁for ▁entering ▁the ▁contract s ▁in ▁secre cy ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁authorities ▁would ▁den y ▁the ▁players ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁advantages ▁offered ▁by ▁W SC . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁a ▁blow ▁to ▁the ▁cr icket ▁authorities ▁and , ▁adding ▁ins ult ▁to ▁injury , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁court ▁costs . ▁English ▁County ▁cr icket ▁teams ▁were ▁pleased ▁as ▁their ▁players ▁who ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Pack er ▁were ▁still ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁" Super tests ", ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁drop - in ▁pitch es ▁ ▁Official ▁cr icket ▁won ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁minor ▁vict ories ▁– ▁Pack er ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁terms ▁" Test ▁match " ▁or ▁call ▁their ▁team ▁of ▁Austral ians ▁" Austral ia ", ▁or ▁use ▁the ▁official ▁rules ▁of ▁cr icket , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁copy right ▁of ▁the ▁M CC . ▁ ▁So ▁the ▁five - day ▁matches ▁became ▁" Super tests ", ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁" W SC ▁Australian ▁XI " ▁and ▁Rich ie ▁B ena ud ▁set ▁to ▁work ▁writing ▁rules ▁and ▁playing ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁Most ▁important ly