The Fin Review article sums it up very well. The push to privatise has not been accompanied by any serious attempt to explain why such action is warranted and what the benefit will be. CA have put forward a solution without really saying what the problem is, nor how the proceeds from the solution will be invested. The complete absence of any attempt by CA to engage with the cricket following public is also a sign of arrogance. CA should be asked to answer the points raised in the concluding para of the Fin Review article! Why aren’t they capable of running cricket?
Greenberg saying on the Grade Cricketer that he was engaging the public by being on that show, and then laughingly saying he didn’t prepare for it, tells you all you need to know about how much they think they need to engage.
He and Baird can’t be trusted to do the right thing. If they could, they’d explain what it looks like.
Cricket Australia seems overly keen to sell off the BBL to the highest bidder. I think we should all be concerned by this. Do we really want to see the teams fully owned by foreign conglomerates with little interest in implications for the Australian game?
I know I struggle with maintaining interest in the BBL as it currently stands with a large number of games between manufactured franchises. To me it still lacks authenticity. What will foreign ownership bring it?
The Fin Review article sums it up very well. The push to privatise has not been accompanied by any serious attempt to explain why such action is warranted and what the benefit will be. CA have put forward a solution without really saying what the problem is, nor how the proceeds from the solution will be invested. The complete absence of any attempt by CA to engage with the cricket following public is also a sign of arrogance. CA should be asked to answer the points raised in the concluding para of the Fin Review article! Why aren’t they capable of running cricket?
Greenberg saying on the Grade Cricketer that he was engaging the public by being on that show, and then laughingly saying he didn’t prepare for it, tells you all you need to know about how much they think they need to engage.
He and Baird can’t be trusted to do the right thing. If they could, they’d explain what it looks like.
Aye, that was risible. One of the low points of summer.
A privatised BBL risks being as soulless and confected as LIV golf
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/liv-golf-is-dying-of-boredom
Cricket Australia seems overly keen to sell off the BBL to the highest bidder. I think we should all be concerned by this. Do we really want to see the teams fully owned by foreign conglomerates with little interest in implications for the Australian game?
I know I struggle with maintaining interest in the BBL as it currently stands with a large number of games between manufactured franchises. To me it still lacks authenticity. What will foreign ownership bring it?
Too many suits & not enough flannels
When I first saw that photo I thought Modi was shaking hands with Ben Roberts Smith👎
Me too - anything that weird is more than possible in 2026!