1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: How about the New Zealand side in the Australia Big 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: Bash Cricket. We've commissioned advice apparently as Cricket Australia thinks 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: about expansion in that particular competition, our Super Smash small 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: in comparison runs as a significant loss. Scott Winnick as 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: the New Zealand Cricket CEO and as with a Scott 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: morning to you. Well it, Mike, what chance this happens? 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: We've been in talks with Cricket Australia for around about 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 2: twelve months about the potential of putting a men's and 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: women's team in the Big Bash. That's that's really just 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: one of a few options we have. We're looking at 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: our T twenty format in New Zealand. They keen, they 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: are keen, and the advice they received from BCG was 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: that that was the right thing to do. However, they 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 2: of course have states that they need to convince that 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: it's the right thing. So I think they're going through 16 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: that process at the moment. But also, you know, we'll 17 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: need to you know, we'll need to see what terms 18 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: are and we'll also need to convince our major associations 19 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: and players and the players association that it's the right 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: thing to do. 21 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: Would this be done to exclude super Smash? Would Supersmash 22 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: continue this? 23 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: I mean, this is not mutually exclusive from a privatization 24 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: of super Smash. It would be mutually exclusive if we 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: were to do anything else, such as another form of privatization, 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: but super Smash would certainly continue in some form if 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: we were to put teams in the Big Bash, because 28 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 2: it's important to have a very very strong domestic competition 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: in New Zealand as well. 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: Is the Big basher hit? I mean, do you look 31 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: at that and does it all add up as a 32 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: business proposition? You go, jeez, I've got to get a 33 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: slice of that. 34 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: It's a very very powerful leave from a high performance 35 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: perspective and certainly the second best after the IPL. The 36 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 2: work that BCG had done with Cricket Australia is to 37 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: look how they really you know, build the Big Bash 38 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 2: into a very lucrative commercial model as well, And so 39 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: we would only be putting a team in the Big 40 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: Bash if it made sense commercially as well. There's something 41 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 2: to like about joining up Cricket Australia of course as well. 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 2: You know, we want to see cricket in Australasia as 43 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: a cricketing powerhouse, and so by joining ourselves Cricket Australia, 44 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: there's a lot to like about that as well. 45 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: Okay, timeline. 46 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 2: The I think probably twenty twenty eight has been Cricket 47 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: Australia is potentially looking at it, but as I say, 48 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: I have to empasize that they still need to get 49 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: their stakeholders across the line, and we'd need to get 50 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 2: our stakeholders across the line when considering that against against 51 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 2: some other good options that we have. 52 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: Okay, we'll stay in touch. Appreciated very much, Scot Winnick, 53 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: who's the New Zealand Cricket CEO. For more from the 54 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to news talks that'd be 55 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: from six am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.