Resolved Question: Do you prefer the previous Big Bash format, or the current one?

27 January 2012, 11:56 pm

Do you prefer the state teams having a crack at each other, or the carbon-copy IPL which we call BBL? I prefer the original format, to be honest. I prefer cheering for them, rather than a random bunch of cricketers from other states. I don't understand the logic behind two Melbourne and two Sydney teams either. Why not Geelong and Melbourne? Why not West Sydney and East Sydney? I'm really not sure why CA 'revamped' it anyway, the original format was already successful and profitable, as far as I'm aware. Either way, I think it should be televised on free-to-air TV, for it to reach a greater audience. Good put, Johnh, but that doesn't really answer my question. It doesn't produce Test cricketers as such, but it is a 'gateway' for talented stroke-makers to come through, if they can't get their shot at first-class level.... Read More »

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