Public has almost overdosed on cricket: Steve Waugh
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Public has almost overdosed on cricket: Steve Waugh


Former Australian captain Steve Waugh feels “the public has almost overdosed on cricket” and is disappointed with the crammed schedule. Referring to the hectic schedule of the Australian team this year, he said that it has become very hard for a spectator to keep up with the matches.

Barely three days after the T20 World Cup final, newly-crowned champions England and Australia locked horns in an insignificant ODI series Down Under, forcing many to criticise Cricket Australia (CA) for the manner in which it has scheduled the mens teams matches.

Not surprisingly, the turnout was poor.

“Theres a lot of cricket its hard to follow, as a spectator its very hard to keep up with it. (The) three one-dayers against England seemed a bit insignificant really, I mean what were they playing for? There wasnt a big crowd, I think the public has almost overdosed on cricket,” said Waugh on SENs Saturday Morning Mowers Club show.

Besides being the hosts, Australia entered the last T20 World Cup as the defending champions but still, the average attendance for five of their Super 12 matches was only 37,565. It includes the abandoned fixture against England at the MCG.

“You want the special series to be iconic like the Ashes or against England, its hard to follow the Australian side because every time they play they have a different team on the field,” Waugh added.

“For the fans and spectators, it is hard to make a connection because youre not sure who is playing, I dont know whether its anyones fault but you need that consistency in the Australian side.

“You want to know whos in the squad every game, you want to be following it closely and its really hard to do that right now,” the World Cup-winning skipper said.


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