Australia’s commitment to organize the final of Sheffield Shield in Adelaide Oval has been blocked by AFL with the decisive that will be played in Karen Rolton Oval, since it was originally scheduled.
cricket Australia originally expected the final to be played in Karen Rolton Oval, as of March 26, since the delivery releases had already been removed from Adelaide Oval for the beginning of the AFL season. But CA was happy to support Malinauskas and the draw in his attempt to organize the game in the iconic place that would have required that two days be advanced to start on Monday, March 24 to allow Adelaide Oval floor personnel to drop a single launch in the middle of the place the day after an AFL game that will be presented there on Saturday, March 22.
Initially, the AFL had declared that it was open to cooperation to allow Crickt to use the place, but that changed when the concerns about the condition of the game surface for the players were raised if a launch fell and then retired again on Saturday, March 26, the day after the five -day final was played, before another AFL game was played on the ground on Sunday, March 27.
CA Executive President Todd Greenberg issued a statement expressing frustration that the final would not be played in Adelaide Oval.
“We are disappointed in southern Australia that has been prevented from organizing the final of Sheffield Shield in Adelaide Oval,” Greenberg said.
“The Sheffield Shield final is an important event for Australia’s national sport, and we believe that Adelaide Oval would have been the most appropriate place.
“I would like to thank Prime Minister Malinauskas for his defense in this matter and his passionate support for the cricket and the Southern Australian cricket Association, which made an extremely convincing case to organize the final in Adelaide Oval.
“March is a very important month for Crickt, including the Sheffield Shield and the Premier and Club cricket finals.
“We will continue working in collaboration at all levels to guarantee cricket profits and provides adequate access to shared places throughout the country.”
Malinauskas had said at the beginning of the week on the 5AA radio in Adelaide that his office had received an “irritating” request from an “Entity” of AFL, probably one of the Adelaida -based AFL clubs, due to financial insurance coverage in the event that an AFL player turned out in injuries because the surface was unstable if the final of the shield had gone on the ground.
“We have received a request, it is not from Crickt, I will not say what entity is in football,” said Malinaskas.
“What I would say is that we are asking people to act rationally and pragmaticly in the interest of fans.
“I have to say that it is a bit irritating that people are trying to take the opportunity to take care of fans as an opportunity to hit the taxpayer and I will not have it.
“I am not naming any name, I just say that my government will not give effective so that they get out of the way of something that everyone thinks that should happen.”
The shield final has not been housed in a multipurpose place in Australia since 2012 due to the invasion of the AFL season in March, which had been noticeable for a month of cricket in Australia as Greenberg alluded.
South Australia is organizing his last game at home and away at Karen Rolton Oval this weekend against Queensland, while the Adelaide Crows will organize their first AFL game of the season in Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and Victoria are competing around the final in the final as the round of the final shield begins on Saturday.
Alex Malcolm is an associated editor in Espncricinfo
