▁in cur red ▁were ▁very ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁amounts ▁quoted ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁During ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Pack er ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁meet ings ▁with ▁then ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁AC B ▁board , ▁Bob ▁Par ish , ▁which ▁ham mer ed ▁out ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Australian ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁When ▁Par ish ▁announced ▁the ▁tr uce ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁surprise ▁was ▁in ▁store ▁for ▁follow ers ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Not ▁only ▁had ▁Channel ▁N ine ▁won ▁the ▁exclusive ▁rights ▁to ▁tele cast ▁Australian ▁cr icket , ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁ten - year ▁contract ▁to ▁promote ▁and ▁market ▁the ▁game ▁through ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁P BL ▁Mark eting . ▁The ▁AC B ▁capit ulation ▁inf uri ated ▁the ▁English ▁authorities ▁and ▁the ▁I CC ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁provided ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁financial ▁and ▁moral ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁AC B , ▁which ▁now ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁sold ▁out ▁to ▁Pack er . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁issue ▁of ▁Wis den : ▁The ▁feeling ▁in ▁many ▁qu arters ▁was ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁Australian ▁Board ▁first ▁found ▁Pack er ▁at ▁their ▁thro ats , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cr icket ▁world ▁supported ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁h ilt ; ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁highly ▁expensive ▁court ▁cases ▁which ▁cr icket ▁could ▁ill ▁afford . ▁Now , ▁when ▁it ▁su ited ▁Australia , ▁they ▁had ▁br ushed ▁their