Inside the BBL privatisation stand off
4/20/202649 min
It’s complicated, discussed mostly behind closed doors and momentous for the future of Australian cricket, so who else would you want to chat through it all than Corbin & Ed.
The band is back together and there’s one thing on everyone’s lips in Australian cricket – will Cricket Australia sell the eight Big Bash teams? The boys break down why the deadline passed with no formal decision yet, where each state is sitting, what the sticking points are, who would invest, what might be the motives for Indian cricket to buy teams and what's next.
There’s also IPL success and setbacks for Aussies Cam Green, Cooper Connolly and more, David Warner’s DUI charge, a bunch of listener questions and some honest feedback from Ed about Corbin’s chats with George Bailey and Ryan Harris.
To get in touch, email Corbin & Ed at abccricketpodcast@abc.net.au
ABC Grandstand cricket commentator Corbin Middlemas is joined by Ed Cowan to bring you all the highlights and match analysis to keep you up to speed. The pair discuss the key players and big issues that are dominating the cricket agenda, the latest in live fixtures with a hit of cricket banter.
Catch every episode of ‘The ABC Cricket Podcast,’ hosted by Corbin Middlemas on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport This podcast was formerly known as ‘The Grandstand Cricket Podcast’
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First 90 secondsCorbin Middlemas· Host0:00
ABC Listen. Podcasts, radio, news, music, and more. [upbeat music] ABC Cricket Podcast time with your boys back together on a Monday. Uh, Corby Middlemass alongside Ed Cowan. Uh, the, uh, my podcast co-host from Sydney. It's a familiar surround that I'm looking at in the background with, uh, the curtain as the backdrop. Ed Cowan, it's, uh, it's lovely to see you back in your, uh, your home port, as the Australian cricket team would say.
Ed Cowan· Host0:33
Corby, I'm fresh as a daisy, ready to attack the pod.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:38
Oh, yeah.
Ed Cowan· Host0:38
Gr- great job last couple of weeks.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:40
Yes.
Ed Cowan· Host0:41
Loved it. Couple of plane trips. I've just downloaded, caught up. Excellent.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:47
Thoughts?
Ed Cowan· Host0:47
We've got time for a couple of- Yeah ... reflections.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:49
Give me your, give me your take. So George Bailey and, uh, Ryan Harris, been two weeks since... Feels longer than two weeks since we last chatted.
Ed Cowan· Host0:55
It does.
Corbin Middlemas· Host0:56
I've called, like, 19 games of footy, and there's all- [laughs] ... sorts of stuff going on. But, but, uh, what did, what were your key takeaways?
Ed Cowan· Host1:01
Um, well, y- I mean, you're a sports buff. Do you know who Gabby Plane is?
Corbin Middlemas· Host1:08
Gabby Plane?
Ed Cowan· Host1:10
Mm.
Corbin Middlemas· Host1:10
Sounds, sounds familiar.
Ed Cowan· Host1:13
She's, she's the Australian Olympic softball pitcher.
Corbin Middlemas· Host1:16
Right. Gotcha. I wouldn't have got it. Yeah.
Ed Cowan· Host1:19
You wouldn't have got that?
Corbin Middlemas· Host1:20
No.
Ed Cowan· Host1:20
And can you join the dots? Did you go a bit Gabby Plane on George Bailey, you reckon?
Corbin Middlemas· Host1:24
That's, that, that is so... You thought I was too