Cricket was supposedly "dying" in England in the 90s. It's always doom and gloom when you are losing.
Cricket is well behind Football in England and yet we've managed to produce a good team. A particular sport doesn't have to be the most popular for it to still be relevant and for you to produce a good team. If that was the case then India would have dominated the sport for the last 30 odd years as it is the most popular sport over there.
With a little help from some foreign channels, eh? Don't be fooled, Cricket has declined badly in England over the years. Australia is going the same way as the England team. It will have more of a foreign presence in it from here on out.
Cricket Australia just needs to do a better job of developing the youngsters who are interested and have talent.
Oh simples then. Got any ideas where Australia could find these interested and talented youngsters? South Africa maybe? Even Ireland?
I've already said the system is broken when it comes to development and nothing is being done about it because many people are looking after their own self-interests. Cricket Australia's main interest is not development of first class players, it's main interest is 20-20 and the Big Bash League. Cricket Australia see where the big bucks lay with in the future and that is 20-20.
Cricket in Australia continues to fall well behind the likes of the AFL will it comes to attaching young sportsmen. This won't being changing going into the future, in fact it's only going to get worse. And this doesn't stop with get players, supporters too. Supporters are being put off the sport more and more and are turning away from Cricket. AFL, NRL are leaving Cricket behind and even Football is well and truly passing by Cricket.
But nah, lets just throw out the "it's all going to be okay" line and bury that head well into the sand. It's all going to be okay because you know.
Exactly,
but nah 'I've got my head buried in the sand' coming up with conspiracy theorys and 'nah bru, take a look' opinions on the matter. Lets get through this series with some respect and I will be happy. A win will be gold right now and with their backs to the wall... Aussies of old have come up with the goods on a number of occasions.
You're a bit of a fanboy, bru. If believing what you believe makes you happy then whatever I guess. Can't save them all.
Keep those fingers crossed and praying for that miracle, bru. Good luck to you, you'll need it.