Slump: the fervour of the Big Bash can mark the seasonal end of cricket’s prominence in the sporting summer Down Under
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Next week, the Australian cricket season gets underway. Feels rather early, doesn’t it? Well, yes, the 2018-19 Australian season does start a couple of weeks earlier than its traditional October launch.
Previously, in a more gentle time, cricket and Australia’s main football codes – Australian Rules and rugby league – occupied their own space. In other words, they had separate windows. These days, with so much at stake ...