Marnus Picked AGAIN and Mad Menners on the Big Bash Fiasco

Marnus Labuschagne has been picked again — and Menners is not impressed. He breaks down Australia's Test squad for the South Africa tour, questions Marnus' continued selection and asks whether the selectors are doing more harm than good. He also looks at the inclusion of Cooper Connolly and Matt Kuhnemann, and whether Australia is doing enough to future-proof its Test attack.

Then it's back to the increasingly chaotic saga of Big Bash privatisation, with Cricket Australia pushing ahead despite disagreement among the states and players. Menners looks at Cricket Victoria's role, the proposed sale of the Renegades, the potential impact on grassroots cricket and why he thinks Australian cricket's governance has gone badly wrong.

And finally, it's another chapter in the never-ending Jonny Bairstow stumping saga.

Timecodes

(00:04) Big Bash privatisation chaos and Cricket Australia's latest announcement
(05:55) Marnus Labuschagne picked again — is selection becoming a problem?
(09:12) Why dropping Marnus might actually be better for him
(10:46) Cooper Connolly gets the call — and should Steve Smith really move to No.3?
(13:29) Australia's fast bowlers and the failure to future-proof the Test team
(17:44) The Big Bash privatisation plan — what's really going on?
(21:57) Cricket NSW pushes back and questions the governance of the process
(26:30) The Jonny Bairstow hypocrisy saga returns