Right off the top, the Big Bash is the best Twenty20 competition in the world. Sure the Indian Premier League is probably the best, but it's like that guy in your team who is in all the rep teams and doesn't count in the 'best player' discussion. Watching the Big Bash and all the little situations that come about thanks to the Big Bash and Twenty20 cricket shows that this format is emphatically a snug fit in world cricket.

Snug, but not complete as there's a few toes sneaking out of underneath the blanket. Not enough to give you hypothermia, but enough of a nuisance to make you put some damn socks on. Twenty20 cricket gives the viewer and the fan the ultimate experience as there's more flexibility and willingness to open up to fans. Anyone who doesn't like it how some players are mic'd up obviously doesn't appreciate listening to a conversation between George Bailey and his young leg spinner before an over. It's cricketing gold, an Australian captain (he's the certified ODI skipper in a Michael Clarke-less world) discussing tactics and it extends to the variety of players who spin the yarn with the commentators from the field. Or you could look at helmet cam and the range of interviews that occur, you're pretty much there.

It's something simple, but highly effective because when you're watching Test cricket or a high stakes moment in ODI cricket, you want to know what these guys are saying to each other. While it gives the cricket nerd copious amounts of joy, it gets a bit gimmicky. Not the idea or situation, but the player dictates how this plays out.

And this is where Twenty20 cricket fits. Listening to Freddie Flintoff or Kevin Pietersen is more entertaining than insightful, it's clear that these two are down under to enjoy themselves and endear themselves to the cricketing world. A cynic would say that they're only it for their brand, but they definitely make the whole thing more fun. As opposed to Jacques Kallis who is all business, and his business of getting runs, taking wickets and taking catches is there for all to see. Twenty20 is becoming the perfect mix of real competitive cricket with a whole bunch of tactics and different skills on display and entertainment.

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It's also an avenue for players to earn a living, another avenue to get their fix. This is obviously the case for Flintoff and Pietersen, but it's also the case with the lads from the Caribbean which is where there is still room to improve. Simply put, from an external perspective - the West Indies suck and their best players are playing Twenty20 cricket. While you could argue that Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Darren Sammy (factor in Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine who have been exclusively T20 cricketers for a period) might struggle to maintain a place in Test cricket, it misses the point which for me is that there's a decision to make between playing a Test for the Windies or playing in the Big Bash.

That decision shouldn't exist because we all know what the best format is. Maybe the situation isn't helped by the issues with West Indian cricket, an underground lair of politics and stupidity but there's a long way to go with regards to how Twenty20 cricket is scheduled in to the calender. There's no reason why Test cricket should be a victim of Twenty20 cricket's existence, all it takes is some imagination and hard work to make it fit. I mean look at Test cricket right now, many runs are being scored and many wickets are being taken. I thought all the players were meant to be shit because of Twenty20 cricket, yet Test cricket is fantastic right now. The players have adapted, now officials must do so as well.

But the West Indies are a good Twenty20 side and are alright in ODI's!? Look at why that is -you don't catch the eye of a Twenty20 franchise, earning a nice little bit of cash by performing in Test cricket. Everyone international Twenty20 game is an audition for an IPL contract or a Big Bash contract etc. Is it the wrong way round?

Funny little sidenote to finish on - does anyone know anything about the English 20 over competition? No. Many cricket fans in England are watching the Big Bash (just in case you missed the Big Bash commentators every night celebrating that #AskRicky or #AskKP is trending worldwide on Twitter) yet ask a Kiwi or Australian or Indian cricket fan about 20 over cricket in England and you'll get a blank stare. Didn't the English kind of create the 20 over format? Not many players from around the world are itching in anticipation of playing in the NatWest T20 Blast that's for sure.