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what will India do when they have to factor in a World 1/100th tournament, a womens World 1/100th tournament and an U19 World 1/100th tournament?

Expenses greasing the wheels of the global game? That's the impression I got around the time Death of a Gentleman came out and this stuff was right in the (cricket) public's eye.

The article makes no sense to me. The point is being made that its cost money to change a 50 over style event into a T20 World Cup because of the extra teams involved leading to extra costs, but extra teams mean extra matches, and extra matches in the ICCs flagship event surely means extra revenue? The World Cup's sh*t money as far as I have read in the past, and nearly a billion people tuned into the last one in India alone!! If we wanted to be honest we'd say its the women and junior events that probably cost money.

Also, I am not sure how new test teams contribute to the ICC financial model; distribution is based on a percentage of the overall pie as a surplus, so it costs each team money if more people draw from it, but it costs the ICC nothing. And the ICC have zero financial impact, either outs or in goings, on bilateral series. So the more tests going on has no impact to them.

Either way, considering we know how much the players are getting paid, I do wonder where all the cash is going. You look at football and vast, vast percentages of club revenues (by far the biggest portion) goes to wages, and yet football makes a lot of money.

Wages are well off the spectrum in cricket in those revenue calculations, so where does these billions drip to?

the Graves family trust, probably

Breaking news: Shakib banned for 2 years (1 year suspended) for failing to report 3 approaches to fox games one in 2018 IPL and 2 in tri series earlier in year.

Silly boy for not reporting!!!

That's awful news. Can't imagine why he wouldn't report it though.

it is puzzling, isn't it.

Only reason he wouldn't report it is that he is involved in other dodgy behaviour elsewhere

The Professor wrote:Only reason he wouldn't report it is that he is involved in other dodgy behaviour elsewhere

It certainly isnt a good look

GLen Maxwell takes a rest from the game due to personal issues and mental health issues. Best wishes to him.

Not that surprising, he's been saying a lot of stuff between the lines recently about the dangers of burning out and having difficulties.

Wish him a speedy recovery and hope he is back bashing attacks around soon.

I am not surprised Maxwell has decided to take a break. Plays for Lancs in the One Day Cup on the back of a full summer, flies back to Australia for a training camp, returns to England for the World Cup, stays with Lancashire for the Blast/County Championship, returns to Australia for their domestic season.

Body and mind needs time to recover from all of this extensive playing and travelling.

Graeme smith about to become south africas first director of cricket.

Not at their strongest moment.