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It may be a stretch to comprehend at first but what if one team plays two games as part of Gather Round?
I watched nearly every game of this World Cup, so I thought I would try making a list of my top five matches. This…
After all the drama, lies, twists and scandals that have plagued this World Cup, you would think FIFA would like to get a break…
What a disgrace, Australia failed to make the semi-finals of a home World Cup. “Well, but we won it last year.” “Only because we…
With the West Indies exiting the T20 World Cup before the Super 12 stage, past similar failures come to mind. Most famously, India and…
Despite the discussions, accusations and disappointment regarding Australia pulling out of their tour of South Africa, no one is asking the question “now what?”…
Cheers Jim!
I agree I think it was the right decision not to tour now, but we still need to get the tour done. Australia would be one of the highest income generating visiting teams for other countries. Imagine if India or England pulled out of touring Australia… that would kill CA’s coffers. We’d be desperate to reschedule something. CA and CSA need to work together to come up with something, not just a indefinitely “postponed” series as this likely will turn into.
Australia and South Africa should co-host their next Test series
I agree with almost everything you have said including the ideal summer schedule. But there are 3 World Cups in the next three years in October-November. That squeezes our summer and makes the tests have to spill over into January, cutting the chance for a BBL window.
How I’d Improve the BBL
Fair, but it’s only been 10 years. It takes time for people to care about these “franchises”. I think kids growing up now will care in the next generation. Even I myself am starting to grow an affinity for the Melbourne Stars. I guess I just feel at home with a mega team failing in finals (I’m a Collingwood fan).
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Thanks James. As Australia and South Africa are already scheduled to play a series in the 2021-23 WTC cycle, I think this is actually the easiest solution in order to not mess up the WTC. If South Africa and Australia play an extra series that means all teams don’t play the same number of series and we have the awkward percentage of points again, or the series just doesn’t count to the WTC which sort of decreases the value of those tests then.
Australia and South Africa should co-host their next Test series