WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT

As the tough discussions with broadcasters about the TV rights deal looms, Cricket Australia has today shown the nation it’s an adaptable and modern organisation.

Speaking this morning, Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts has revealed an innovative Social Distancing Training Regime.

With the nation’s cricketers unable to stay sharp getting frustrated down at the nets, Roberts explained that clubs will be rolling out an Official Stick Cricket training guide to ensure player’s reflexes don’t lapse of the substantial time off.

“With no end to the ban on team sports, we’ve decided to go all-in on the popular Cricket Game,” explained Roberts.

The game is a popular simple online one, that many Australian children spent hours playing due to it’s free and accessible nature and is set to play a major role in keeping the cricketing fraternity ticking over now.

“If anyone can tonk six sixes in an over off the medium pacers or leggies then their reflexes are as sharp as they need to be.”

“Obviously, we don’t condone the violent concussions that come with the bouncers and breaking the stumps, but it is what it is,” he continued, echoing the sentiment of most people in 2020.

“Obviously the clubbies will probably be on Bermuda for a while, but we expect our national players to be chasing 400 plus regularly.”

The regime will come in from the start of next week.