Alistair Dobson

Yeah, we understand that.

I think globally the game's going through a pretty seismic change.

That hasn't necessarily hit Australian shores yet, but it's going to, and I think...

The work that we've been doing for a long time now, best part of a year, is to try and set ourselves up and chart a course through that evolution.

And I think inevitably that significant level of change comes with some twists and turns and bumps.

And we've got to continue to do the best job we can to take people on that journey because change is coming for the game and we want to control our destiny on that.

Do you believe in privatisation?

Yeah, I think Todd, our CEO, and the Crick Australia board have been clear that

private investment into the game in australia and bringing private capital into the big bash is something we need to really consider and i think whether that's to to enable the bbl to be as strong a competition as it can but even more importantly to enable the game to continue to invest right through a whole of game strategy right through the grassroots is something we need to strongly look at

No, definitely not.

I mean, these seasons are going to be strong.

We've got lots to look forward to.

We've got schedules coming out in the coming weeks.

We've got players being signed and lots of exciting things.

I think whenever you're going through a period of change, whether that's on the field, off the field, or different evolutions or even revolutions, there's always uncertainty and things that we need to be really clear on.

But as we look forward to this season, yeah, we're really excited.

Yeah, I mean, I think they're the twists and turns I spoke about a minute ago.

And I think both teams and both teams from both clubs, men's and women's, are set up in good shape from a list perspective.

They're going to put really competitive, strong teams on the park.

If you look at the young talent that are going to bring the renegades to life in the men's side and then some...