Cricket

With a lot of the criticism of the crowds in Perth, it’s left me wondering what are some options to boost the crowds especially with the less popular/competitive teams like the Windies, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

My thoughts are that it would be good to perhaps try taking Test Cricket to smaller cities (at least a couple of hours out of the major metro areas) when these sides are touring- the grounds might not have quite the capacity of say an Optus Stadium or the Gabba but it would likely be a full house every day.

I’m thinking places like say Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Bendigo, Townsville, Geraldton and Albury (although I have a vested interest in that one :stuck_out_tongue: ) that would never normally get a look in (assuming they have a ground is up to at least BBL grade).

This might mean that Adelaide/Perth/Hobart miss out some years, but this could be staggered to make sure it’s never more than a 24 month gap between Tests per major city (and a more popular/competitive side playing each time).