“[W]e face the real prospect of losing important Test and BBL cricket matches from Queensland to interstate venues during the pre-Olympic displacement from the Gabba and hold a reasonable fear that a suitable solution to enable continuity of matches in Brisbane may not meet our needs or expectations,” they wrote.
“...We are preparing ourselves for a worst-case scenario where cricket could face the loss of access to the Gabba for potentially greater than seven years during the period of demolition, construction and post-Games return.”
Hence their public demands for an Allan Border Field redevelopment before the bulldozers move in at Woolloongabba. It would be, they argue, the “most efficient, cost-effective, and timely option” for the sport.
Nath - 2.4yr
I think losing these matches while $2.7 Billion is spent upgrading the Gabba is a bargain. That's crazy money. You can build 2 hospitals for that.
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spiffmeister - 2.4yr
You could build a hospital, but have you considered that sport?
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billytheid - 2.4yr
Who fucking cares? Cricket is a parochial hangover anyway, only a few serious competitors on the planet, fuck off with your asinine stadium demands.
Zagorath in cricket
They’re getting a $2.7b Gabba upgrade, but cricket wants another new stadium
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/not-content-with-2-7b-gabba-upgrade-cricket-calls-for-a-new-stadium-20230728-p5drzk.htmlArchive/non-paywall link.
Probably the key part:
I think losing these matches while $2.7 Billion is spent upgrading the Gabba is a bargain. That's crazy money. You can build 2 hospitals for that.
You could build a hospital, but have you considered that sport?
Who fucking cares? Cricket is a parochial hangover anyway, only a few serious competitors on the planet, fuck off with your asinine stadium demands.