Australian Domestic off season 2020

[Starfighter]

Australia implement stricter protocols around use of sweat for England tour

"Can't use sweat from around the face, neck or head," Starc said

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Starfighter]

Good to see Meredith giving the 1880s moustache a go. Not sure we've had a mo that style on an Aussie fast bower since Fred Spofforth.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Still no announcements, but there are still discussions going on with regards to starting the Shield in a hub here in Adelaide.

Still quite a lot of things that have to be worked out before such a thing could happen

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Also Timmeh Oakley back to Tea Tree Gully.



Paaaaaaaaaaaaace for days

 

[quincywagstaff]

Being reported that Ch 7 are taking the first steps now to terminating their deal and not making their required payment instalment. What a mess.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

The whole thing is just a complete cluster****, muppets the whole lot of them on both sides

 

[Burgey]

****ing hell, imagine if Nine gets the cricket back for a song and runs the tennis as well. Virtual summer sport monopoly

 

[Nintendo]

9 can realistically fill in the cricket with there schedule as well. Open starts one week after the last scheduled test match.

 

[quincywagstaff]

****ing hell, imagine if Nine gets the cricket back for a song and runs the tennis as well. Virtual summer sport monopoly

It would be the biggest steal since Packer sold the network to Alan Bond for a billion and then bought it back for a quarter of the price three years later.

 

[morgieb]

Both parties look terrible here. Torn between wanting 7 to get ****ed but admitting they probably have the best coverage.

I still think the likely approach is 7 and CA renegotiating for a smaller contract.

 

[quincywagstaff]

9 getting the Tests and Ch 10 the BBL would be the least worst option out of this mess.

The thing is that Ch 7's coverage of Test cricket was pretty good, generally less obnoxious was than Ch 9's in its last few years.

 

[Burgey]

Might be a chance for Nine to revamp their line up by jagging Ponting and a couple of the blokes who were on Seven. Would be great if they did.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Just hope they don't take Healy or Slater back.

 

[morgieb]

Just hope they don't take Healy or Slater back.

I'm pretty sure they will, alas. It'd probably be something kind of like the old team sans Warne/Lawry/maybe KP, Nicholas and Chappell and with people like Ponting/Fleming (if 9 does pick up Tests). 10 having the BBL is a wildcard.

I get the feeling we'll see something like the BBL go fully to Fox but 7 keeping Tests.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Lawry won't come back, doubt Chappell will either. Would Warne leave Fox to go back to 9? Doubt it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I get the feeling we'll see something like the BBL go fully to Fox

can't see it happening

 

[morgieb]

Lawry won't come back, doubt Chappell will either. Would Warne leave Fox to go back to 9? Doubt it.

Yeah hence "old team sans Warne and Lawry"

Chappell did do some punditry for 9 during the 2019 Ashes so I wouldn't completely rule out him staying with 9 on a part-time basis, though I agree it's not the most likely.

 

[stephen]

Half of the 7 team would be on contracts which would stop them jumping ship one imagines. We might not get Ponting if that's the case.

 

[duffer]

Seven's issue is their advertisers have revised what they're willing to pay in this market and were trying to renegotiate based on that. Pulling the plug on the whole deal is a huge step though. Must have been some big time shenanigans behind the scenes for them to get to this stage.

 

[Gnske]

Let Ten buy it for $5 and a can of mountain dew