Cricket Australia has opted to open the international home season with a women's T20 match in Sydney on NRL grand final day.
abc.net.au/news/cricket-australia-releases-2023-24-fixture-details/102344902The opening of Cricket Australia's international season risks being completely overshadowed by the NRL, with the first match scheduled for Sydney on grand final day.
That game will finish only hours before the NRL grand final, asking fans to choose which event to attend and viewers to switch off rugby league's grand final lead-up games. CA take the view that in a cluttered schedule a Sunday start in Sydney is the right way to go, hopeful they can benefit from Channel Seven promoting the match during the AFL grand final the previous day.
They are also adamant October 1 should be the start of the cricket season, that scheduling clashes with other sports are inevitable and that their world champion women's team can win out. But privately there are concerns from some over the significant challenges the sport will face promoting the T20 match in Sydney, with a second game to be played the day after the grand final.Australia vice-captain Alyssa Healy was hopeful the situation would not impact crowds, while acknowledging there could be some hurdles to overcome in drawing fans."But in saying that, it's the start of the cricket summer. So hopefully that is spoken about that week.
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