International boards will now be required to notify the sport's world governing body in February of each year of all venues they intend to use for international matches in the following 12 months.

This decision came after the second day of the International Cricket Council chief executives' committee meeting yesterday.

The chief executives reconfirmed that the aborted second Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua was the responsibility of the West Indies Cricket Board.

Written declaration

Only 10 balls were possible in the match which was abandoned because of an excessively sandy outfield.

"The responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a venue fit for the purpose of international cricket rests with the host member board," an ICC news release said.

The chief executives agreed that the notification of grounds to be used would be accompanied by a written declaration signed by the member board that those grounds it nominated complied with the standards expected of an international venue.

"Those standards have previously been circulated to members in a document titled International Venue Requirements," the ICC news released added.

In relation to the condition of the VRCG outfield, the ICC again stated that it would be subject to the governing body's pitch and outfield monitoring process which is ongoing.

Tickets selling fast

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):

Tickets for the fourth Test between West Indies and England, starting today at Kensington Oval, are the hottest commodity in the island.

Long lines have been the order of the day outside the Kensington Oval ticket office and West Indies Cricket Board officials have reported that sales have been "very healthy".