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Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
Please whatever sentient being exists allow Big Bash / cricket season to happen this summer so we can add to this thread
It'll be fine if things stay as they are but every idiot who crosses a state border puts the rest of us at risk, still a decent chance of an outbreak but I hope not
They should be fine to operate out of three hubs - Brisbane/GC, Adelaide and Perth as things stand now. I'd say if you have three teams operating out of Perth, two out of Adelaide and three out of Southeast QLD it should work nicely with one stadium in Adelaide and two each in Perth and Bris/GC - teams can play a few games in their hub, then tour the other two hubs and then return home etc
I'd go with Sixers and Thunder to Perth, Hurricanes to Adelaide, Renegades to Brisbane and Stars to Gold Coast or something like that (or you can bring the Sydney teams to QLD and the Melb teams to Perth, but given Stars have a link with the Gold Coast playing games there each season would make sense)
I guess you could split them too so Sydney and Melbourne expats from each region have a side to cheer for like do Sixers to QLD and Thunder to WA, Stars to SE QLD and Renegades to WA or whatever too
That's assuming it's the status quo anyway, as long as we have at least one Covid-free state to use as a hub the season should be able to go ahead especially if it's QLD or Perth as both regions have two international quality cricket stadiums available