Thought of the Day: Australian cricket has poor timing

The second Ashes Test ended in London in the early hours of Monday morning (Melbourne time) with England winning by one of the largest margins in history.  The loss was particularly compounded by the Australian teams inability to bat according to the demands of the game, seemingly unable to cope with a Test situation.

As dawn actually broke and the good cricket following people of the Australian eastern seaboard went to work they were greeted with news from Cricket Australia, about the Big Bash League.

The Big Bash League (BBL) is Australia's premier Twenty20 cricket tournament, involving private clubs (not State teams) that play off over the summer months.

The BBL has had some success in recent years, with fairly good crowd sizes that compare well with other summer sports (e.g. Basketball & Soccer) and even better than Sheffield Shield crowds.

However, the placement of the BBL in the middle of the summer causes obvious disruption to the Sheffield Shield season, as well as the development and performance of the players at a form of cricket that lasts for more than 20 overs.

Given that the majority of Cricket fans are distressed about Australia's ability to bat for more than 20 overs, I would suggest that CA has done more to hurt its own product than promote it.

Soon you can watch him score 6 runs in less overs!