▁his ▁Australian ▁television ▁network , ▁N ine ▁Network . ▁A ▁break ▁away ▁competition , ▁the ▁matches ▁ran ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁established ▁international ▁cr icket . ▁World ▁Series ▁Cr icket ▁dr ast ically ▁changed ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁its ▁influence ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁felt ▁today . ▁ ▁Two ▁main ▁factors ▁caused ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁W SC — the ▁w ides p read ▁view ▁that ▁players ▁were ▁not ▁paid ▁sufficient ▁amounts ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living ▁from ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁that ▁Pack er ▁wished ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁exclusive ▁broadcast ing ▁rights ▁to ▁Australian ▁cr icket , ▁then ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Commission ▁( ABC ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Australian ▁Cr icket ▁Board ▁( AC B ) ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁Channel ▁N ine ' s ▁bid ▁to ▁gain ▁exclusive ▁television ▁rights ▁to ▁Australia ' s ▁Test ▁matches ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Pack er ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁series ▁by ▁secret ly ▁signing ▁agre ements ▁with ▁leading ▁Australian , ▁English , ▁Pak ist ani , ▁South ▁African ▁and ▁West ▁Indian ▁players , ▁most ▁not ably ▁England ▁captain ▁Tony ▁Gre ig , ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁captain ▁C live ▁Lloyd , ▁Australian ▁captain ▁Greg ▁Ch app ell , ▁future ▁Pak ist ani ▁captain ▁Im ran ▁Khan ▁and ▁former ▁Australian ▁Captain ▁Ian ▁Ch app ell . ▁Pack er ▁was ▁a ided ▁by ▁business men ▁John ▁Corn ell ▁and ▁Austin ▁Robert son , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁initial ▁setup ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Ker ry ▁Pack er