PLAYING rosters of all the Australian state sides will be ripped apart with the addition of two extra Twenty20 sides for the 2011-12 Big Bash.
Cricket Australia is aggressively pushing for the introduction of the two new teams - from regions yet to be decided - and will force the states to give up some of their best players so the new ventures are successful.
The early tip is that western Sydney and the Gold Coast will be the new franchises, and that Cricket NSW and Queensland Cricket respectively would hold a stake in the teams.
It would also mean that a number of NSW players are made to join the western Sydney side because the success of the expansion depends on the competitiveness of the new additions.
Ironically, the Moore Park-based NSW team would play home games at ANZ Stadium, while the western Sydney team would likely train in Blacktown but call the SCG home - hardly ideal for attracting the support of the greater western region. CA is working to finalise the details of the expansion by its next board meeting in late October and it is expected to be rubber-stamped then.
CA chief executive James Sutherland has earlier stated that the ideal scenario is creating a window for the Big Bash so Australian internationals can also play.
This will be difficult because of the crowded ICC future-tours program, however, CA is forming a strong alliance with the Indian board, who are also seeking to cut down international cricket in favour of more profitable domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
The two nations are strongly pushing for these reforms as the next future-tours program is negotiated and organised.
Australia hosts India in the 2011-12 summer and CA will be eager to get as many of their players into the Big Bash teams as possible. Particularly as the Indian viewership is responsible for the bulk of cricket's profits.
CA chief executive James Sutherland has earlier stated that the ideal scenario is creating a window for the Big Bash so Australian internationals can also play.
This will be difficult because of the crowded ICC future-tours program, however, CA is forming a strong alliance with the Indian board, who are also seeking to cut down international cricket in favour of more profitable domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
The two nations are strongly pushing for these reforms as the next future-tours program is negotiated and organised.
Australia hosts India in the 2011-12 summer and CA will be eager to get as many of their players into the Big Bash teams as possible. Particularly as the Indian viewership is responsible for the bulk of cricket's profits.
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