![]() ![]() ![]() When Packer’s Supertests and ODIs arrived, earnings spiralled to £25,000–30,000 a year, an astronomical leap. The leading players had other jobs – Dennis Lillee ran an office-cleaning business. It was bizarre – but then change has often been slow in cricket.Ĭoloured kits were among the key innovations which remain todayīefore Packer’s intervention, England players like Tony Greig, according to Will Buckland in the informative book Pommies: England Cricket Through An Aussie Lens, received £210 per Test Aussies like Ian Chappell were getting $200. ![]() Ditto the 1987 World Cup, in India and Pakistan. But the sides still played in white clothing, with red balls. Yes the tournament held in England – for the third successive time – in 1983 was expanded, with each team playing the other in the four-team first-round groups twice. The official ICC-organised World Cup continued to be a very traditional affair for years though. They initially refused to play ball with coloured clothing (no coloured stripes down their whites for them!), although they relented with the black pads.Īll the Packer razzmatazz became the norm when it came to one-dayers in Australia from then on… After beating the Packer-depleted official Aussie side the year before, this time they were hammered by the full-strength outfit. Peace was then made in the winter of 1979/80, and the English were invited back for a second successive winter. Media mogul Kerry Packer formed the breakaway World Series Cricket in 1977 after his consternation at being denied the television rights to show live cricket on his Channel Nine (the Australian Cricket Board staying loyal to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation despite being offered eye-watering sums).Īt the start WSC was not a financial success, but it still started putting the squeeze on Australia’s official international product, and eventually, it really took off, forcing the ACB back to the negotiating table. ![]()
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