Melbourne’s Stars and Renegades are finished as we know them, Australian cricket is divided, and it’s all about money. The franchise revolution is upon us.

Cricket Victoria is killing off the Stars and Renegades - and boss Nick Cummins makes no apologies for a decision driven by sheer survival.

The shock BBL merger has left players in limbo, prompted former Stars powerbrokers Eddie McGuire and John Wylie to question the wisdom of retiring the glamour club’s established…