Super Series or cash cow?
The Super Series was largely about making money off the field … but if the Australians appeared to have an extra spring in their step on it, perhaps Gideon Haigh in the Guardian has identified the reason why:
The Australians received a £14,200 match fee and £32,450 each as prize money. Added to his one-day booty, Ricky Ponting's fortnight earned him £75,670. The World's players had to scrape by on their match fee, also £14,200.