A brand new problem
In The Age Chloe Saltau writes the game is in danger of branding itself out of existence.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
In The Age Chloe Saltau writes the game is in danger of branding itself out of existence.
Australia and New Zealand will host the game's most prestigious tournament in 2015 and you can be sure it will look pretty much the same as this one, except the signs will change slightly. Like world cricket's governing body, Cricket Australia is on the warpath to ensure cricket is played in "clean venues", which means ridding the grounds, the spectators, the skies, the loos, for goodness sake, of anything that might put the noses of its commercial partners out of joint. Authorities will make no apologies for bullishly protecting their sponsors but they should not play the game's fans for fools, either.
Andy Roberts says in the Herald Sun nobody should interfere with Shaun Tait’s raw action.
The Australian’s Peter Lalor has been blogging over the government’s talks of boycotts for Australia’s tour to Zimbabwe in September.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo