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Is he? He didn't play in the T20WC which puts him behind Cummins, Hazlewood, Starc and Ellis. And he wasn't in the original squad here, which also puts him behind Abbott, Bartlett and Johnson. Will Sutherland, Ben Dwarshuis and Lance Morris have also played since Meredith last played for...

None of these things happened organically. At some point, someone at the SACA has made a conscious decision to stick some marquees out the back, and then to market it as a festival-type event, and to push for day-night tests, etc. Adelaide has proven that having other things to do on the...

It seems to get people along to the Adelaide tests.

Even the man himself is okay with dropping back down.

Fatty Vautin misses out, his game isn't on Cricinfo, sadly. But the Ian Healy Testimonial is, which means this guy gets one: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/pat-rafter-378137

Those guys were all cricketers. I'm thinking of this type: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/luke-hodge-1215795 https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/nick-riewoldt-1215799

Just realised you can now add Jarrad Schofield to the list of footballers with random Cricinfo profiles.

There was a festival game at Lilac Hill to kick off the test tours for a while. Scheduling pressure meant international teams didn't want to play anymore, so they ran it as a fun exhibition game for a few years before interest dried up. This was one of the last games.

Same re ABC. Annoyed the crap out of me that SEN had the radio rights for the BBL but wouldn't even broadcast Scorchers games on their SEN WA station.

Seven more seasons for the ABC, SEN and Triple M, taking them out to 2030/31. https://radioinfo.com.au/news/cricket-australia-extends-audio-partnerships-with-sen-abc-and-sca-for-the-next-seven-seasons/

No, this was the suggested XI for these tests.

We've already qualified for the next T20 World Cup, and there's a 0% chance we won't qualify for the next CWC in 2027, too. Any white-ball game between those events is just a practice match. If your favourite player didn't get selected, don't worry, they probably will soon enough.

You understand how strike rates work, yeah?

The biggest news is probably the selection of Cooper Connolly in the T20 squad. https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4058447/australia-squad-tour-england-scotland-odi-t20-series-cooper-connolly-jake-fraser-mcgurk-matt-short-spencer-johnson-aaron-hardie-xavier-bartlett? September 4: First T20 v...

Nobody would ever say Warne's 700 wickets isn't that impressive because of the number of balls he bowled. Anderson's 700 wickets is an outstanding effort, and the fact he could be a world-class bowler for 20 years is an achievement in itself. Does it put him in the top echelon of fast...

Better strike rate than Shane Warne.

A mix of no-shows, scalpers and tickets left unsold? I presume the same questions were asked when the MCG was 20% empty in 2022.

One of the Namibians retired out vs England so they could get Wiese in.

Crappy time to watch - which is why the commercial broadcasters couldn't be ****ed buying the rights for it.

Settling in to watch the third cricket world championship final in 12.5 months. What a time to be alive!

Timing probably has some role here, too.

I'm not sure what your point is? Is it bad that there is a variety of teams at the top? Or would you prefer if it is was like the 50 over World Cup, where the last three semi-finalists have been: 2023: Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa 2019: Australia, India, New Zealand, England...

The original announcement says it was to be one-third in the US and two-thirds in the Caribbean. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021081717/https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/cricket-west-indies-and-usa-cricket-hail-successful-joint-bid-to-host-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-in-2024/

West Indies being knocked out means the poor record of hosts in T20 World Cups continues. Hosts have made semi-finals in only two of the nine T20WCs, compared to 11 from 13 in the 50-over CWC.

Not to mention they were on track to destroy us in the World Cup last year and we only got over the line because of Glenn Maxwell playing The Greatest One-Day Innings Of All-Time.

Most of the early discussion in the GDT was about whether we should have boycotted. Something like 12 posts on the first page alone. https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2023-icc-mens-cricket-world-cup-game-39-australia-v-afghanistan-7-11-1900hrs-wankhede-stadium.1374393/

Amazon Prime is the second biggest streaming service in Australia, and has as many subscribers as Foxtel.

Just dropping in to note that Warner and Stoinis are both in the top 7 run scorers for the tournament so far. Stoinis also has the 3rd best strike rate and has taken 7 wickets.

Harry Souttar was picked to play for Australia despite never having set foot in the country.

The easiest way to change allegiances in cricket is going from from an associate to a full member. Dirk Nannes played for the Netherlands in a T20 World Cup and then for Australia that same year. And of course there's Tim David, whose presence in the Australian side seems to bother absolutely...