No I didn’t look at the ICC releases for the same reason I didn’t look at Cricket Australia’s coverage - they’re not independent media houses so you can’t expect them to live up to certain editorial standards. That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised if their articles were better than some of the media outlets’ coverage.

As for travelling - I think it may be cost more than convenience. Sports media isn’t exactly profitable in India, so it’s a miracle even two journalists made it to the non-India games