Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Peter Roebuck pens his account of Australia's Big Bash.
They came in their thousands, streaming through the gates, a mass of cheerful humanity lured to North Sydney by the lack of pomp and the chance to salute sixes or even to catch one and to claim the reward of a thousand bucks. They had smiles on their faces, wandered around in shorts and thongs, drank a lot and cheered every blow and every wicket. No one yelled, "'Ave a go, ya mug!". No need. Sixes came as thick and fast as jokes in a New York club.
