LONDON, March 10: Former England wicket-keeper Chris Read, who plays for Nottinghamshire, has said he will take the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to court if his involvement in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) proves to bring an end to his England career.

Read last played for England in the fifth Test against Australia, in Sydney, last January before being shunted out by Paul Nixon, Matt Prior and now Tim Ambrose. He took part in the inaugural ICL event last December but since then the ECB have started to take a hard line against players who appear in the ICL.

Although Read’s immediate county future isn’t in doubt he would face a one-year ban if he appeared in further ICL tournaments.—Agencies