linkAustralia's newly manufactured Twenty20 teams will make extensive raids on West Indies cricket as the only readily available source of international talent for next summer's expanded Big Bash League.
Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo, all unavailable from their national side's current Test series against Pakistan due to the Indian Premier League, will be the most sought-after players, but others like the stylish young batsman Darren Bravo, speedster Kemar Roach and the captain Darren Sammy will all be wooed by the eight franchises.
Such a vast raid on Caribbean playing stocks is sure to add to problems of disunity and disconnection between the players, their union and the West Indies board, who have fought out a long series of public arguments over a myriad of issues.
While Gayle (Western Australia), Pollard (South Australia) and Dwayne Bravo (Victoria) all have previous relationships with certain states, they are likely to field plenty of additional offers for their services as administrators come to terms with the fact that marquee names will be in short supply at the time of the competition.
hmmm... interesting