The number crunchers can warp statistics to get any outcome they please, but in sport the ultimate numbers are wins and losses.

Since the start of the century, these simple statistics are damning for the Redbacks and the SACA management.

There is clearly an endemic problem when you take it back to the basics.

These are the facts.

After yesterday’s loss by South Australia to Queensland, from the start of the 2000-01 campaign Queensland have 70 victories, Victoria, 67, New South Wales, 61, Tasmania, 54 and Western Australia, 53, while South Australia is wallowing at the bottom with 37 wins.

SA has ever finished higher than third in the 21st century and have collected eight wooden spoons.

The Redbacks have also lost far more games than any other team and have fewer draws.

Since 2000-2001, SA have lost 74 games. The loss record of all of the other state teams is in the 44-53 game range, with Queensland recording the fewest losses (44) and Tasmania closest to SA in the number of losses (53).

Given we’ve lost 21 more games than the next most unsuccessful team, it’s unsurprising that cricket supporters in this state are in lament.

“Unfortunately we are and have long been, the laughing stock of cricket in this country,” is a hard-bitten reply from one.

“It is clean out time starting with the SACA administration, through to the coach and team.

“Hand-pick the required people to succeed, don’t re-hash the ones who failed in the past!

“There doesn’t seem to be any strategic direction by SACA and the board.

“The grade competition is a disgrace and needs to be totally reconstructed.”

Needless to say, team development and recruitment has been poor.

In recent years the SACA administration has moved on Ryan Harris, who developed into an elite test cricketer in Queensland, opening bat Michael Klinger, who told InDaily when in Adelaide this season that his hundreds against SA were very satisfying, and all-round talent Daniel Christian.

On the flip side, they have brought in an ailing and aging Damien Fleming, well past his prime, an injury prone Andrew McDonald and Rob Cassell, as much for their coaching credentials as their playing ability.

Who remembers Tom Stray, who arrived of his own volition from Victoria with a top first-class score of 8, before opening the batting for the Redbacks in five games in 2010-11?

Matthew Elliott, in his mid 30s by the time he came to SA in 2005-06, is another case where a player was past his best when arriving at Adelaide.

In an explosive interview on Adelaide radio last Friday afternoon local tearaway quick Shaun Tait, who obvious had grievances about his contract dispute with the Strikers, said every single SACA player was unhappy in the current environment.

For the final game of this season, the Redbacks brought in 23-year-old Port Adelaide bowler Nick Benton for his inaugural first class game.

With captain Travis Head aged 21, second gamer Jake Lehmann, 22, leg spinner Adam Zampa also the same age as “Baby Boof” and opening bat Kelvin Smith at 20, it could have been “lamb’s to the slaughter” on the Gabba deck against an experienced Bulls attack.

The pleasing part and a small positive was that many of the youngsters turning out for SA are home grown Talent, and they took the game into the last session before losing against the tough Queenslanders.

The big question with the Redbacks now backing youth is who will be made accountable if things go pear-shaped?

The two goals that should the SACA’s mantra are to produce test cricketers and to win Sheffield Shields – both achievements look a fair way off under the current state of play.

South Australia’s woeful record – 2000-2015

Source – Cricketarchive.com/ESPNcricinfo