Cricket Australia's move to 'bring in the robots' says it all

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Wih the defeat of the Australian cricket team in Hobart, Cricket Australia signed a multi-million dollar, sports analytics deal with Mircosoft. This article questions the decision, arguing that Australian cricket's on-field decline owes more to the structure of the first class game in this country. The Microsoft deal reflects the growing reliance on number-cruching technology which takes the human element out of the game.