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Firstly, thanks for a great article. Soon, the other teams will decide to seriously invest in the women’s game, meaning that Australia will have more of a genuine fight on their hands to retain their dominance. To get almost 90,000 people at the MCG for the final was incredibly special, but I would like to see slightly higher attendances at group games as well. Furthermore, given the increasing popularity in the game, it would be nice to see the WBBL final played at one of Australia’s many great cricketing arenas, rather than a small ground like Allan Border Field. Though above all else, it would be nice to see girls across the world aspiring to play cricket and to play like Elysse Perry and Alyssa Healy rather than Steve Smith or David Warner.
Where to next for women's cricket after the T20 World Cup?
It wouldn’t surprise me if the Gabba lost its square. Apart from being a fortress for Australian cricket, there isn’t much else going for the place; it doesn’t have the atmosphere of the MCG, the history and beauty of Sydney and Adelaide or the modern engineering of Perth, it’s just a metal bowl. I simply can’t see the Gabba being used for a 3 or 4 match test series against quality opposition, so why would they keep the square? It’s a shame however, that cricket grounds keep losing their permanent wickets; I doubt this would ever happen in England without national uproar.
Poor crowds means the Gabba wicket is under a cloud