Just in a very simple way, if you can, what is the player's view on the privatisation or the partial privatisation of the BBL?

It's a simple question.

It's probably not going to be a simple answer.

I mean, this has been going in all sorts of directions, as you know, over the last probably 12 or so months.

I think the player's position is it's going to depend on where cricket in Australia lands on this.

It was initially supposed to be privatising all eight teams, potentially bringing in expansion teams.

It now looks like it's something less than that.

Are you in favour of both of those initiatives?

Just in a very simple way, if you can, what is the players' view on the privatisation or the partial privatisation of the BBL?

It's a simple question.

It's probably not going to be a simple answer.

I mean, this has been going all sorts of directions, as you know, over the last probably 12 or so months.

I think the players' position is it's going to depend on where cricket in Australia lands on this.

It was initially supposed to be privatising all eight teams, potentially bringing in expansion teams.

It now looks like it's something less than that.

On a global scale, how concerned are you about the future of Test cricket?

So now she's taken care of.

And can I add something? Yes.

One of the things that we wish we would have known, and this is uncomfortable a lot of times for the kids, is the exact specifics of mom or dad's financial situation.

So a thing we ran into once the decision was made to have mom hire my company, we found out she had a certain amount of money in her checking and savings.

It creates a problem if you don't have it all in checking in terms of spending the money down so that you qualify.

So what we wish we'd have known is where is the money, how to have it be where it needs to be, what are the assets? So that goes to planning.

Ideally, you do it way before the incident, but once the incident happens, if you already knew what everything is, and we're certain it makes sense.

So when families hear the word waiver, what should they understand and what does it mean and what doesn't it mean? Can you kind of clarify the new choices waiver?

You were quite lucky, weren't you?

My parents weren't, no.

Well, to, to questions, yeah, but I never asked them any questions.

But when you said about the nun, I had a nun come to us when we were in sixth class, and she was, like, our expert, and she was giving us this talk.

And I'll always remember, I'd go into a room...

Because, uh, we, I come from a f- a farming community, so you understand.

You were a townie, weren't you?

Fair.

Uh, when it comes to changes to the MOU, can you give us any specifics as to, to things that, that would need to be worked through?

Yeah, I mean, look, we've, we've put a proposal to Cricket Australia that, um, that captures the objectives that we have and, you know, there's, there's seven of them.

And without going into all the detail, there are, you know, financial, um, aspects to this that, you know, what's driving even Cricket Australia's push to privatize here is making sure that we've got the best players, um, not only in Australia but also around the world, that are, are able to play in our Big Bash competitions.

Because we're at a point now where, you know, we're, we're probably ranked about five in the men's Big Bash or men's T20 competitions, and probably third now in the women's competitions in terms of, um, what we're paying the top players.

So, you know, that, that trajectory isn't a positive one for Australian cricket, so we need to make sure we're securing the players.

But I think equally importantly, we, we need a system here that is still gonna attract the best young athletes to play cricket, and if we don't do that, you know, and that, that, that filters right down to state cricket, then we know we're gonna potentially lose them to other sports.

So it's a pivotal time in the game.

W- what do you make of, of that as a way to, to restructure, I guess, the, the way that we p- like the same, um, payment pool but distributed differently, um, based on, you know, star factor and, and a global interest?

Is it time for Cricket Australia to reassess the way the pitches are prepared broadly?

Well, there's been so much talk about the pitches this summer.

I think, yes, we absolutely have to look at it.

And I think there's been a lot made of the financial impact, which impacts everyone.

So as a starting point, I think we do need to have a look at where the pitches are at.

It seems like we've gone too far the other way from where we were five or six years ago, where perhaps the pitches were too flat.

Batting techniques seem to have changed a lot in recent times to perhaps counteract that.

So you would have had conversations with Usman along the way so I guess it's twofold one is what has he given to Australian cricket and then how has he challenged Australian cricket for what comes next?