{"id":10740,"date":"2018-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/big-bash-stars-have-agreed-to-play-cricket-on-christmas-day-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T00:00:00","slug":"big-bash-stars-have-agreed-to-play-cricket-on-christmas-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/big-bash-stars-have-agreed-to-play-cricket-on-christmas-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bash Stars Have Agreed To Play Cricket On Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A leaked email reveals the Australian Cricket Association has agreed to allow its players to compete on Christmas day in T20 Big Bash matches.<\/h3>\n<p>The email sent from the ACA to player managers &#8212; and obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theaustralian.com.au\/sport\/cricket\/leaked-email-reveals-players-agree-to-christmas-day-big-bash-cricket\/news-story\/7c716d5a447d84b73faf391a8f8614df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Australian<\/a> &#8212; says, in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs a reflection of our commitment to the partnership and revenue-share model with Cricket Australia, the ACA has agreed that if CA and the broadcasters deem it to be appropriate in the future, then CA has the ability to schedule a BBL local derby on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask that you keep this confidential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be subject to some important provisions to maximise the time players spend with their families on Christmas Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cricket Australia has secretly won an agreement to play a Big Bash League match on Christmas Day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUZH4rPmGN\">https:\/\/t.co\/wUZH4rPmGN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Australian Sport (@aus_sport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aus_sport\/status\/1045469245998428160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked email reveals the Australian Cricket Association has agreed to allow its players to compete on Christmas day in T20 Big Bash matches. 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