Ed Cowan

... a path through this, unless they simply knock it on the head.

And look, Ed Cowan as the New South Wales candidate is going on to fill that vacancy.

That's interesting.

I don't know.

I don't expect he'll go onto the board and then become chair immediately, but, um, it would be odd to have one, uh, test batter in, in David Boon-

Mm

... make way for another in Ed Cowan.

But as a starting point-

Mm.

I guess I'm surprised it took that long.

That it felt like it was heading down this particular path, and yet you guys have a, a nomination there that essentially is, is not advocating for the best wishes of New South Wales, which you guys, it felt like made pretty clear earlier in the calendar year.

Yeah, I think you need to balance that with, with continuity.

I d- uh, I mean, it's not great for, for cricket to, to not have that continuity, to not...

And, you know, Inglis is the first choice keeper, and then who can we put around them? Well, gee, Steve Smith's the best batsman, maybe we'll get him back." It sort of...

Which, which doesn't really help you out in the, the World Cup after that or the one after that.

Like, at a certain point, these guys are gonna have to get old, aren't they? Like, Father Time's undefeated.

...

Ed Cowan could be in the mix as well.

So if Cricket New South Wales have, um, a new representative, let's call it that, does that kinda directly impact this, uh, even the self-determination model that Cricket Australia have okayed? Or, you know, this, just the whole privatization thing, or do we get, like, or does it get pulled back a few steps as what Cricket New South Wales have wanted all along?

Look, I think Ed Cowan's a very connected person in cricket.

He's also been very critical, critical of the Cricket Australia board in the past.

Mm.

...

Ed Cowan could be in the mix as well.

So if Cricket New South Wales have, um, a new representative, let's call it that, does that kinda directly impact this, uh, even the self-determination model that Cricket Australia have okayed? Or, you know, this, just the whole privatization thing, or do we get, like, or does it get pulled back a few steps as what Cricket New South Wales have wanted all along?

Look, I think Ed Cowan's a very connected person in cricket.

He's also been very critical, critical of the Cricket Australia board in the past.

So for him to join-

You know, the removal of Baird.

We're hearing Ed Cowan will replace him and David Boone's the new chairman and all that's fine.

But he stood for privatisation and he's gone.

So it's a blow to privatisation.

Cricket Australia says it's business as usual, nothing will change, but clearly personnel is changing and there are spots up for grab on that board now.

And Tasmania has re-nominated David Boone and New South Wales is keen for Ed Cowan

to step on as well.

All right.

And the news this morning reported by Cricket et al and Gideon Hay and Pete Layla, friends of the show, they'll be tuning in for sure, reported that Mike Baird has finally stood down from the Cricket Australia executive.

David Boone has gone up to replace him and Ed Cowan.

Because we lost the second ODI.

I think

He's getting good coin.

So, you know, maybe they need somebody to talk less, stop pandering to the rest of the committee.

Ed Cowan is also the other elect that's going up to replace Mike Baird.

Has that all been confirmed? He is going? Yeah, it was in Cricket at All and then it was in the AFR when I was reading through just looking at my massive share portfolio.