I feel like CA are putting prices up deliberately to kill off 50 over cricket as they hate it.
Yeah.
Maybe if someone came out and told us what we always knew and then priced it accordingly, maybe (but only maybe) they could have doubled last night's crowd. ie - "The players in this match will be trying their hardest to win, but in the overall scheme of things this match and its result has no real significance whatsoever. We will rest players who you may have wanted to see. We will tinker around with the line up regardless on individual and team form. There is no chance you will see the best Australian XI and, although we can't speak for our opponents, it is very doubtful they will play their best XI. As a result, whilst this game is at the highest level of the sport, it is by no means an elite match. As a result, ticket prices are 50% of what they usually are for adults and all you'll need to get a kids in with you is some loose change. We hope you enjoy your night sufficiently so you'll be back and happy to pay the usual price when we have a real contest on"
By the way, who came up with the "Australia's Greatest Dress-up Party" promotion? So we'd want to go to the cricket to watch drunken yobbos and pimply teenagers dress up as super heroes and in gorilla suits. That's the best thing to see at the cricket? Wow. Cricket must really suck.