Photo via ESPN CricinfoSeptember 9, 2026 · ESPN Cricinfo
Cricket Australia's leadership has formally endorsed a framework allowing individual state associations to decide whether to offload equity in their Big Bash League franchises. The Melbourne Renegades are poised to serve as the initial team to test this divestment pathway. Meanwhile, negotiations remain complicated by a disagreement over financial distribution. Cricketers have called for an outside, objective evaluation to help settle the ongoing conflict regarding how revenue should be divided.