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Melbourne Stars and Renegades are to merge under a decision by Cricket Victoria
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Cricket Victoria will scrap the Melbourne Stars and Renegades brands to merge them into one team under the state flag, with staff to be informed of the proposed change on Tuesday afternoon.
The second BBL license owned by CV will be sold in its entirety to a private investor, pending approval of Cricket Australia’s plans to allow a phased “self-determination model” for the sale of shares in BBL clubs by state associations.
This masthead has confirmed that the announcement to shocked staff, first reported by SEN, was made at Junction Oval on Tuesday afternoon by CV chief executive Nick Cummins.
“There are a few bridges that need to be crossed before the sale goes through,” Cummins told this masthead.
Contacted about the merger, CA stated: “We are still working with states on private investment models.”
The merger will make three current staff members redundant, while others will move from the Renegades to the larger entity. The new club will be led by current Melbourne Renegades general manager James Rosengarten.
Melbourne Stars general manager Max Abbott will serve as acting general manager for the Renegades, pending final approval for the sale of the license to a private investor.
If the sale to a private investor does not go through on time this season, the second Melbourne team will still compete in the BBL as the Melbourne Renegades.
The Stars and Renegades fixture lists will remain separate, pending simultaneous negotiations with the Australian Cricketers’ Association.
High-profile duo Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis are both long-term Stars players, while Victorian captain Will Sutherland, international spinners Adam Zampa and Nathan Lyon and highly-acclaimed teenager Ollie Peake are just some of the players under contract with the Renegades.
Cummins was part of a group of state directors who traveled to India last week with CA boss Todd Greenberg to meet potential investors in the BBL at an event in Mumbai organized by the Raine Group, which is advising CA on potential sale terms.
CV has had a troubled relationship with the dual BBL clubs since taking the decision to sack the independent CEOs and boards of the two clubs in 2019. These boards were established in 2011 when CV kept its options open regarding selling future stakes.
But the decision to dissolve the boards, aimed at returning control of the clubs more directly to CV, dethroned the Stars’ high-profile chairman Eddie McGuire and his Renegades equivalent Jason Dunstall.
Since then, the Renegades have struggled for profitability and are in the middle of negotiating new host venue arrangements following the expiration of their previous deal at Marvel Stadium.
Although more successful in terms of sponsorship and fan following, the Melbourne Stars have never won the BBL in their history. The closest they came was when they lost the 2019 final to the Renegades from a winning position.
The Stars have been the team of many celebrities over the years, from Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen to Maxwell and Stoinis.
Sydney Thunder confirms English legend as new coach
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England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has been tasked with inspiring the Sydney Thunder to climb the BBL ladder following his appointment as coach.
After weeks of speculation, the reigning wooden spooners confirmed on Tuesday that Flintoff had signed a two-year contract to replace Trevor Bayliss.
Flintoff, known simply as “Freddie”, is remembered for his prolific career as an all-rounder that earned him 272 international caps across all formats.
He was crowned player of the 2005 Ashes series, when England lifted the legendary urn for the first time since the summer of 1986/87.
As a coach, Flintoff managed the England Lions on a tour of Australia this summer and also Northern Superchargers, now known as Sunrisers Leeds, for two seasons of the Hundred.
Under Flintoff’s leadership, the Superchargers went from wooden spooners in 2023 to semifinalists two seasons later.
He will continue to coach the England Lions, who are currently playing a multi-format series against South Africa A, while in charge of the Thunder.
“I can’t wait to get out there and get started,” Flintoff said.
“You look around the world now and everyone gets the chance to play for all the different teams, but one of my goals over time at Sydney Thunder is for every player to look back and think, ‘That’s the best part of the year, that’s a team I want to play for’.”
Flintoff was left disfigured after a 2022 crash that occurred while filming an episode of the BBC television show, Top equipment.
The former England captain later narrated a Disney+ documentary about his life, titled Flintoffabout the depression and post-traumatic stress that kept him at home for seven months after the incident.
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