The recent scandals and poor performance of Australia’s national team will quicken the quest for practical solutions. But the deeper question is – can cricket recover its importance as a cultural institution and icon, and continue to serve as a spiritual ceremony for a secular people? Or will it be reduced to the status of a sport and continue to fade as a symbol of our national identity?
Cricket has lost its exalted position in Australia.
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