Breakfast

The Australian cricket team has just arrived in the Caribbean, where it will take on the West Indies in a three-test series for the Sir Frank Worrell trophy. But as the Australian team was preparing for its latest tour, a law change was passed in London that could have big repercussions for the game.

Members of the MCC voted almost unanimously to outlaw cricket bats that give batsmen an unfair advantage. A majority of members voted in favour of making it compulsory that all cricket bats have handles made predominantly from wood, cane and twine, rather than modern materials such as graphite and carbon.

Guests

Gideon Haigh
Journalist and author who's written extensively about cricket

Publications

Title: The Green and Golden Age: Writings On Australian Cricket Today
Author: Gideon Haigh
Publisher: Black Inc
ISBN 9781863954167

Story Researcher and Producer

Steve Cannane

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