Cricket in SA is in a mess. So is rugby, athletices, swimming, hockey - just name it. The problems have all to do with poor administration, administrators who are in it to get their hands on the loot and do not have the interests of the sport at heart and of course government inteference. It will never change unless all sport at above school level is privatised entirely and government plays no part in financing professional sport. Only good financial disciplne and winning will become ensure survival so the stealing will stop, the competition will intensify and the crowds will come back. The IPL, the British Premier League, the US NFL are great examples of this - well supported, profitable and well run. As an added bonus, money that is now given to sporting bodies and plundered can be used for the benefit of the needy and not the greedy.