CA marketing men strike again

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/519107.html

'Australian cricket's playing and marketing imperatives are again colliding, this time over the matter of Test players taking part in the early rounds of the expanded Big Bash League.

As part of the push to sell the new league and its eight manufactured teams to the public, Cricket Australia wants all of its centrally-contracted players to take part in the first round of the competition, tentatively scheduled for December 16 to 20.'

'However an agreement is yet to be reached between CA management, marketing and coaching staff over the issue of how to use the time between the end of the New Zealand Test series on December 13 in Hobart and the start of the India series on December 26 with the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.'



So the Aussie players will warm up for the big test series against India by playing domestic T20 games? You couldn't make it up....

You guys really ARE the new England.

They've gone absolutely f*cked in the brains.

I was going to post that even the BCCI would probably not think of doing something so demented. But I would probably be wrong. This would probably make them feel jealous of CA and inspire them to conquer undiscovered lows. Qunts.

didnt we have the t20 CL just before the aussie tour to india last year?

the aussies are just returning the favour. though despite the t20 stuff we did whitewash them in the tests

I foresee a lot of players claiming soft tissue injuries that need about a week's rest in the middle of December...

I would post another facepalm image, but I feel I've used up my quota for the month.

CA are brain dead.

Henry wrote:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/519107.html

'Australian cricket's playing and marketing imperatives are again colliding, this time over the matter of Test players taking part in the early rounds of the expanded Big Bash League.

As part of the push to sell the new league and its eight manufactured teams to the public, Cricket Australia wants all of its centrally-contracted players to take part in the first round of the competition, tentatively scheduled for December 16 to 20.'

'However an agreement is yet to be reached between CA management, marketing and coaching staff over the issue of how to use the time between the end of the New Zealand Test series on December 13 in Hobart and the start of the India series on December 26 with the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.'



So the Aussie players will warm up for the big test series against India by playing domestic T20 games? You couldn't make it up....

You guys really ARE the new England.

Australian cricket is eating itself.

LOL. You couldn't make it up.

Still, Oz cricket is noted for its hardness, so you know normal service will be resumed shortly.

Perhaps they should rename it The Big Bishopbash?

Nath wrote:

**Nath in robbing Smerk shocker**

Ever seen Nath and Smerk in the same room together?

Brass Monkey wrote:**Nath in rubbing Smerk shocker**

erk

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Wrong FB Nath.

There's always the neg. Nath could go around negging everyone like Simon Cowell, only more vomit.

like Simon Cowell, only more vomit

Is that possible?

Oh, wait, Australia has a bloke called Kyle Sandilands. And Alan Jones (the 'broadcaster' not the F1 champ)

Kyle Sandilands? Sounds like a character in Angry Boys or something...

Sounds positively horrible.

Brass Monkey wrote:Kyle Sandilands? Sounds like a character in Angry Boys or something...

Sounds positively horrible.

Total twat. Got pranked by a SA radio guy a couple of years back. Within half an hour he was denying it happened.

Brass Monkey wrote:Kyle Sandilands?

Sounds positively horrible.

About right, Dan.

Brass Monkey wrote:There's always the neg. Nath could go around negging everyone like Simon Cowell, only more vomit.

i'm not that much of a bitter Vomit.