Dec 15, 2015

AFL

Cricket Australia: Big Bash League to be ‘basically fireworks, motorbikes’ by 2018

36 Comments

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland says the Big Bash League will increase its investment in fireworks and BMX riders, while decreasing the amount of cricket.

“Quite a few of us at Cricket Australia are cricket fans but we understand public taste is shifting.”

“People want explosions and motorbikes doing flips and that’s what we’re increasingly about.

“To be honest cricket is not Cricket Australia’s prime focus anymore; we’re basically here to sell chicken, to shift drumsticks and wings.”

The governing body has announced that innings will be reduced to ten overs in 2017 and five overs in 2018.

“Having players off the field most of the time allows us to do so much more with the monster trucks and the DJs we have planned. People will love T5”

Critics of the plan say this will mean the BBL will basically become a Crusty Demons show that tramples the spirit of cricket.

Cricket Australia say this is simply not true.

“Do the Crusty Demons have terrible hip-hop dancers? I don’t think so,” said Mr Sutherland.

“Anyway, a BBL game will still feature more cricket than a test does these days and has the added bonus of not featuring the West Indies.”

COMMENTS

Jim Woodcock

Dec 15, 2015

I'll support that so long as it mean no Kevin Petersen.

ichymochek

Dec 15, 2015

TitusOReily Bring back the celebrity catcher #BBL05

Steve Aslan

Dec 15, 2015

Fireworks are more exciting than watching the West Indies .

Will Manuell

Dec 15, 2015

Finn Finn Healy

Cameron Allen

Dec 15, 2015

Tom Farmer Matt Iles Connor Munnings feast your eyes on this

Nick Burke

Dec 15, 2015

Noel Burke LOL

DavidEvans_GGL

Dec 15, 2015

TitusOReily Careful what you wish for Titus. Once they get rid of bowlers, this will all be possible.

Andrew Nomiddlename

Dec 15, 2015

Fireworks and moto x is the way of the future. It's what the kids want. I had my 18 month old watch the last test with me. Between rolling his eyes at another Marsh boundry or Windies top order bat get out without moving his feet, he was constantly searching youtube for 'moto x jump gone wrong' and the like.
By 2025 I predict sport as we know it will just be played during the intermission of Crusty Demons shows. The AFL GF will be a 10 minute each way 9 a side game, played while Travis Pastrana is getting his leg put in a cast.

Jimmy Lovett

Dec 15, 2015

Joshua Connelly “To be honest cricket is not Cricket Australia’s prime focus anymore; we’re basically here to sell chicken, to shift drumsticks and wings.”

Paul Wilson

Dec 15, 2015

Classic Titus gold!

Darrell Cruse

Dec 15, 2015

Lucky test cricket is strong

Andrew Lamb

Dec 15, 2015

In case you haven't seen this: Geoff Lamb, Andrew Champion, Stephen Jackson, Nads Nadine, Andrew Bennett, Simon Healy.

Helen Walker

Dec 15, 2015

James Walker. This is hilarious.

Nads Nadine

Dec 15, 2015

kids have short attention spans, the format suits that. we've actually found are kids are far more interested in 1 day and test match cricket having watched some big bash games. and perfectly suited to after work on friday. work all day, get the kids into town, watch the cricket, be home by 10. super family friendly

Brenden Bontoft

Dec 15, 2015

You forgot the dance crews, cricket needs dance crews

James Moran

Dec 15, 2015

James Sully Cameron Burke read the article hahaha.

Rod Freame

Dec 15, 2015

Any truth that BBL will be halftime entertainment on the next Crusty Demons tour?

Adam D'Aloia

Dec 15, 2015

It's cricket, if cricket were created by Michael Bay and the target audience were adolescent boys with ADD.

Sam Pauley

Dec 15, 2015

Jared Bowen if there's no break dancing on trampolines, I'll be writing a strongly worded letter.

Rhys Puchar

Dec 15, 2015

Travis pastrami? Sounds delicious!

David Evans

Dec 15, 2015

Michael Evans we're there!

Jon Wilson

Dec 15, 2015

May have been my biggest social failure before Saturday night.

Jon Wilson

Dec 15, 2015

But let's give it another crack ey lol

Tony TC

Dec 15, 2015

Titus, given it's "Big Bash", I'm thinking some UFC bouts around the boundary either during play or between wickets. What do you think?

Ash Dark

Dec 15, 2015

I'm far more impressed that your 1 and a 1/2 year old is surfing the web...

Andrew Nomiddlename

Dec 15, 2015

In a world where I'm pretty certain kids are born with an ipad in their hands, nothing is surprising...

Jared Bowen

Dec 15, 2015

haha, I come for the sixes, I stay for the trampoline acrobatics

Josh Lowry

Dec 15, 2015

Yeah i probably would

Malcolm Makkinga

Dec 15, 2015

So the motorbikes are the point of difference between BBL and A League.

Jarrad Jeffs

Dec 15, 2015

I love watching the Zingers V Twisters

Robert Anderson

Dec 15, 2015

Jared J. Kirkby SUPERGOOOOOAL

Matt Roberts

Dec 16, 2015

Glenn Butcher the chicken line is gold!

Sam Parish

Dec 17, 2015

Titus cracks me up

CamMcH

Dec 18, 2015

TitusOReily Lets call it Nitro Circus?

comrie_b

Dec 18, 2015

TitusOReily Morecambe and Wise to replace Gilly and Flem http://twitter.com/comrie_b/status/677783544685395969/photo/1

Glenn Butcher

Dec 18, 2015

And T5 !!