It’s been a quiet few Tests for Australian all-rounder Cam Green but he could be in for a huge payday on Friday evening.
Josh Hazlewood will play at least part of the IPL next year,but Australian captain Pat Cummins has withdrawn from the tournament because of the national team’s heavy schedule.
Indian Premier League franchises have held informal talks with players through their management on what it would take for them to turn their backs on a Cricket Australia contract and commit year round to their team.
One of cricket’s greats fears the proliferation of lucrative Twenty20 leagues around the world will damage Test cricket,and believes the ICC must act to protect the international game.
It’s within the BCCI’s power to oversee a salary explosion that could relegate international cricket to an IPL farm system.
Steve Smith goes from IPL penthouse to outhouse,as T20 World Cup winners David Warner and Pat Cummins cop pay cuts in excess of $1 million.
A mooted white-ball series against Zimbabwe in the Top End is threatening more club versus country dilemmas for Cricket Australia after the country’s Test stars were ruled out of the start of the lucrative IPL.
The combination of a mega player auction next month,two new franchises and an increased purse of $940,000 per team,means there are even more riches on offer.
Australia has consistently produced world-beating cricket teams,and there is little reason to fear it is not sustainable. So,why should Australian cricket chase more money?
Not in Australia’s T20 picture at the start of 2020 after four years out of the team,Josh Hazlewood should now be front and centre in selectors’ World Cup plans.
After missing the past two matches,Steve Smith has been recalled to his IPL team in some rare good news for Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup preparations.