Malcolm Speed

That might be a topic we talk about at some stage.

I was surprised at that.

And I think those who weren't on the inside were surprised by Paul Guerra's

sacking.

It's a rare occurrence, isn't it, where a board says, and Stephen Smith handled it very well, we got the decision wrong.

So we decided we would make a change.

You don't see that as bluntly as that, in as honest and forthright a manner as that.

So I think they deserve credit for that.

It'll be a difficult time, I think, for the incoming chief executive there.

That's a tough job.

The Melbourne supporters are very demanding.

They're a fairly aggressive bunch.

So that's a tough job there, but I thought the board handled it well.

Always good to talk.

Give me your wildest blue sky thinking for the future of the BBL.

Wildest blue sky thinking, Gerard, is...

There will be, at some stage or other, there will be some private ownership there.

It's up to Cricket Australia to maximise, to get the timing right and to maximise the impact of that.

Hopefully it's all of the teams rather than fragmented.

It's a legitimate concern, Gerard, but if you look at the people who bought the 100, it's a mixture of Indian IPL teams, a tech company from Silicon Valley, I think, maybe an England-based investor or tech company.