With the Darwin and District Cricket Competition just around the corner, NT Cricket is still playing the same old tune, throwing everything including the kitchen sink at the Cricket 365 program. Despite it being as popular as a rain delay at a beach cricket match, they seem undeterred, championing it over Australia's best off-season comp. Whispered rumours suggest a plot overheard from NT Cricket's corridors last season, hinting at a sly game plan to side-line the local league, maybe to rewrite the rulebook in their favour down the track. Something we've known all along. Any recent updates from their end? Nope, they're like gentle lobs in the net - doing the bare minimum with a wink and a nudge, seemingly more about ticking boxes than genuine passion for the game of cricket in Darwin.