WACA chief blames Cricket Australia for poor Perth Stadium crowds

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 18th December, 2018 AM edition [WACA boss Christina Matthews is confident big crowds will return to Test cricket at Perth Stadium. ]( [WACA chief blames Cricket Australia for poor Perth Stadium crowds]( WACA chief executive Christina Matthews has layed the blame for poor attendance figures for the historic second Test at Perth Stadium squarely at the feet of Cricket Australia. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Andrew Broad used taxpayer funds for part of his bombshell Hong Kong 'sugar baby' trip]( The Deputy PM claimed he had only known of the matter for "a couple of weeks" but the scandal went to authorities almost six weeks ago. 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