In this era of huge rewards at T20 levels, representing your country at the Olympics will have very little to do with any financial gains for a cricketer and everything to do with wanting to experience the Olympic spirit.
The Australian team might be on a bit of a break. But that doesn’t mean some of the highest-profile players aren’t on show in different parts of the world.
Following the World Cup triumph all the divisions that exist and control Indian society were wiped away, even if only very briefly, as the rich and poor immersed themselves in glory.
Australia’s most polarising cricketer bid farewell to the game he he set alight in front of a disappointing crowd and while his home fans slept.
If the loss to Afghanistan had stung, the overwhelming domination by India 36 hours later left the Aussies demoralised.
If you are keen on finding out where all the highly skilled West Indies cricketers are, just look around the T20 circuit and you’ll find more than you could bargain for.
Australia can’t afford to look too far ahead. This is not going to be as straightforward as you’d think.
If anything, the Scots would prefer having the honour of knocking out England for themselves by beating Australia.
USA lay down the law as to how they wanted the Indian and Pakistani cricket fans to make the most of this one-off opportunity on American soil.
The cliche of Barbados being so laid-back that it’s horizontal will be music to the ears of Australia’s T20 cricketers. Most of the players in the squad only arrived in Barbados in batches over the previous 30-odd hours, some enduring 38-hour journeys to get there.
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