Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Renegades is a professional cricket club based in Melbourne, Australia, that fields men's and women's teams competing in the Big Bash League (BBL) and Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) respectively. The club manages player rosters, coaching staff, memberships, and match operations for both its men's and women's squads.www.melbournerenegades.com.au
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Sep 11, 2026
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
Yeah, so I'm still playing T20 cricket now.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
So in the last couple of years, I've shifted to a pure franchise cricket model where I play T20 comps around the world, currently contracted in Australia with the Melbourne Renegades.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
So that's been a nice change and a nice move.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
Yeah, again, massive life decision.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
Last year, I opted to take a contract at a different club.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
So I played all my T20 cricket in Australia for the Perth Scorchers before that.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
And it was a real sort of fork in the road moment where I got a really good opportunity to take a long-term deal when I was 35 to move to the Melbourne Renegades.
Jason BehrendorffGUEST
And also saw that as an amazing life opportunity for myself and my family to relocate to come to melbourne and to yeah start our next chapter um in in melbourne and that's something that yes certainly had its challenges but we're starting to also reap some some benefit and reward from that decision as well and um yeah it's a really exciting family decision which yeah it's uh it's nice that it's not all about me on this occasion which is really cool
Adam PeacockHOST
Big hitting Kiwi is Tim.
Adam PeacockHOST
He's been at the Melbourne Renegade, so he's going to be an excitement machine up the top of the order, I'd say, for the Sixers this Big Bash season.
MaestroHOST
Which is good.
MaestroHOST
After missing out on the entertainment we thought we were going to get in Sydney with Ben Stokes, need someone who's going to crush the thing, bring people through the gates, hopefully.
Bridget TunnicliffeCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, Cricket New South Wales, they're warning that private investment is a threat to the Australian game.
Bridget TunnicliffeCORRESPONDENT
So Cricket Australia made this announcement on Tuesday that private investors would be introduced into the BBL from the 27-28 season, beginning with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades T20 franchise.
Bridget TunnicliffeCORRESPONDENT
So Cricket New South Wales say that... that could divert profits to external, that diversion of profits to external investors risks reducing funds available for community cricket, their ability to invest in grassroots cricket.
Bridget TunnicliffeCORRESPONDENT
So it'll be interesting to see what happens over there.
Samantha Selinger-MorrisHOST
An American woman has been convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after letting her five-year-old walk 800 meters alone in a gated community, sparking debate around the world about the line between parenting rights and criminal neglect.
Samantha Selinger-MorrisHOST
And Cricket Australia's decision to put the Melbourne Renegades up for sale and open the way for wider private investment in Big Bash League clubs has been hammered by Cricket New South Wales.
Samantha Selinger-MorrisHOST
You can read more at theage.com.au or smh.com.au. Today's episode was produced by Chi Wong.
Samantha Selinger-MorrisHOST
Our executive producer is Tammy Mills, and our podcasts are overseen by Lisa Muxworthy and Tom McKendrick.
Kane RichardsonGUEST
Yep.
Josh SchonafingerHOST
Um, so yeah, why don't we try and sort of explain what's happening? Um, because just Cricket Australia have said that they are happy to sell off 100% of the Renegades.
Josh SchonafingerHOST
They haven't got all the states, um, around Australia on board-
Kane RichardsonGUEST
Yeah
Kane RichardsonGUEST
Uh, again, they're representing the players, so for them that's their, that's their main concern.
Josh SchonafingerHOST
Yeah.
Kane RichardsonGUEST
Um, so if a team like the Renegades is sold for 100% and that, the cost of that for however m- much it's worth, where does that money then go on to? Um, so I think with that there needs to be a new MOU that is agreed on.
Kane RichardsonGUEST
So for the people who don't know, it's a memorandum of understanding.
Andrew MenczelHOST
And I've got news for you folks.
Andrew MenczelHOST
It actually ain't going to happen because if you read between the lines and you read the fine print, unless they go against basically the law, like they are going to be breaking agreements if they sell the Renegades, what's going to happen? So it's not going to happen again.
Andrew MenczelHOST
Cricket Australia would have been much better to bide their bloody time.
Andrew MenczelHOST
Keep it in the back room.
Andrew MenczelHOST
Don't wheel out Cummins, Molyneux, Head, Perry, you know, try and make this song and dance about selling the Renegades.
Andrew MenczelHOST
And then, oh, it's not going to happen again.
Andrew MenczelHOST
So they're going to look dumb again.
Andrew MenczelHOST
You know, I asked Tom Greenberg about it yesterday.
Jack HahnCORRESPONDENT
turning to sport.
Jack HahnCORRESPONDENT
Cricket Australia's move to privatise the Big Bash with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades continues to divide the sport.
Jack HahnCORRESPONDENT
Cricket New South Wales releasing a statement expressing its disappointment by the decision which could affect grassroot development.
Jack HahnCORRESPONDENT
We'll have much more news and sport at five.
Matt GrubelichHOST
So 49%, I guess that's the number.
Matt GrubelichHOST
Obviously, the Renegades will be up for 100% with Cricket Victoria, uh, washing their hands of, of that team.
Matt GrubelichHOST
But Cricket New South Wales clearly disappointed in the decision.
Matt GrubelichHOST
They have released a statement.
45 MINS LATER
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
So, so yes, it, it was a big day yesterday.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
The board, the Cricket Australia board, um, approving, um, the sale of clubs that want to sell.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
Melbourne Renegades will be the first to go to market.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
They're gonna be sold a hundred percent.
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Cricket Australia opens Big Bash to private investment.
speaker_1NARRATOR
The Melbourne Renegades will become the first Big Bash franchise sold to private investors, with Cricket Australia announcing the sale process on Tuesday.
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The success of the Renegades' sale will determine whether other franchises follow, with the Big Bash aiming to make the league a competitor to the Indian Premier League.
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Meta launches AI personal assistant Muse.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
Yes, it has felt inevitable and yes, you are technically right in saying it is going ahead but I would caution against it being quite that simple just yet.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
We've already seen today some very strong reaction out of New South Wales who have always been the biggest state against this and obviously they have their choice not to join it with this model that Cricket Australia have created but there's also a bit of a fight looming with the Australian Cricket Association over how much the players are owed in this influx of cash that will come the way of the game should these teams be sold so yes it was a big day yesterday the board the Cricket Australia board approving the sale of clubs that want to sell Melbourne Renegades will be the first to go to market they're going to be sold 100% we've known that for a while since pretty Victoria sort of bombshell announcement early this year that they were hiving off renegades, moving to a single team, essentially, although nothing will change for this coming season.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
So, yes, fair to say there's a bit going on in DBL world.
Andrew McGlashanGUEST
And, yes, it does seem as though we're headed towards privatisation now.
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