The women's big bash league

The women's big bash league is now being televised on free-to-air television with their games being played as the pre-game entertainment to the men's match later in the evening. The games are pretty good, their skills are excellent and they are very entertaining to watch. They are playing the same franchise teams as the men and have overseas import players ensuring the best talent is on show with developing local players with exposure to the world's best women players.

The women are playing shorter boundaries, the average pace delivery is around the 100 kph mark so some women are wearing helmets when batting, others just front up in a cap as most deliveries are slow/medium. What they do well is swing the ball, it is argued the women swing the ball more than the men as the men's greater pace  produces less swing. The women might be playing to near empty stadiums at the moment, that will change as their game is given greater exposure - these games are well worth watching.