❓ Mr. Watson questions the Minister for Tourism about the loss of the India test match at the WACA and efforts to secure it, given WA's exclusion from significant ICC Cricket World Cup games. The Minister expresses disappointment and attributes the decision to Cricket Australia's economic considerations.
AnsweredQoN 490Legislative Assembly
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WESTERN
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION — 2014–15 TEST SERIES
490. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the minister's answers yesterday spruiking
upcoming major tourism events, in particular the Perth International golf
tournament, which the minister claimed had a reach of 424 million homes, and
the loss of the Australia versus India test at the Western Australian Cricket
Association ground that would have reached over 1 billion in the target markets
of the subcontinent and around the world.
(1) Considering
Western Australia was snubbed for any significant games of the ICC Cricket
World Cup, what steps did the minister take to secure the Indian test match for
Western Australia?
(2) Was the
minister aware yesterday that WA had lost the biggest televised sporting event
for the 2014‑15 summer?
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION — 2014–15 TEST SERIES
490. Mr P.B. WATSON to the Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the minister's answers yesterday spruiking
upcoming major tourism events, in particular the Perth International golf
tournament, which the minister claimed had a reach of 424 million homes, and
the loss of the Australia versus India test at the Western Australian Cricket
Association ground that would have reached over 1 billion in the target markets
of the subcontinent and around the world.
(1) Considering
Western Australia was snubbed for any significant games of the ICC Cricket
World Cup, what steps did the minister take to secure the Indian test match for
Western Australia?
(2) Was the
minister aware yesterday that WA had lost the biggest televised sporting event
for the 2014‑15 summer?
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(1)–(2)
I thank the member for Albany for his question. I am at the end of a cold, so
members will have to listen carefully; my voice is going.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
It's too much time at the fashion festival.
Mr
C.J. Barnett : Don't you like fashion?
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : We know you like fashion and champagne, don't you?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I am unwilling to raise my voice in response to interjections.
This is a very disappointing decision made by Cricket
Australia. Cricket Australia chose that it would limit itself to four matches
in this cricket series. We missed out on one of those matches, which is a kick
in the guts for Western Australian cricket fans. We are busy preparing for the
Cricket World Cup in 2015. We have endeavoured to work with the WACA to ensure
that our Perth cricket fans are given every opportunity to have additional
content to offset this decision.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
This was an economic decision, as I understand it, of Cricket Australia. I have
been advised that it has about $45 million in the bank, and it decided, despite
the fact that our time zone aligns perfectly for live coverage of this test to
India and the east coast, that it would move this match to another destination.
We are committed to securing and ensuring that the 2015 Cricket World Cup in
Perth will provide opportunities for Western Australian cricket fans to enjoy
their sport of choice. We are also working towards ensuring that we have a
successful Ashes series this summer.
I thank the member for Albany for his question. I am at the end of a cold, so
members will have to listen carefully; my voice is going.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
It's too much time at the fashion festival.
Mr
C.J. Barnett : Don't you like fashion?
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : We know you like fashion and champagne, don't you?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I am unwilling to raise my voice in response to interjections.
This is a very disappointing decision made by Cricket
Australia. Cricket Australia chose that it would limit itself to four matches
in this cricket series. We missed out on one of those matches, which is a kick
in the guts for Western Australian cricket fans. We are busy preparing for the
Cricket World Cup in 2015. We have endeavoured to work with the WACA to ensure
that our Perth cricket fans are given every opportunity to have additional
content to offset this decision.
Ms R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
This was an economic decision, as I understand it, of Cricket Australia. I have
been advised that it has about $45 million in the bank, and it decided, despite
the fact that our time zone aligns perfectly for live coverage of this test to
India and the east coast, that it would move this match to another destination.
We are committed to securing and ensuring that the 2015 Cricket World Cup in
Perth will provide opportunities for Western Australian cricket fans to enjoy
their sport of choice. We are also working towards ensuring that we have a
successful Ashes series this summer.
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