The Big Bash League has been magnificent from start to finish: The quality of the cricket, the size of the crowds and the production on the TV has made it a spectacle.

Here are some things we can learn and take back into our clubs, academies and cricketing associations.

Mix the old and the new

The BBL franchises have done a great job of recruiting a combination of recently retired (or sacked!) International cricketers with the next crop of young talent. The learning opportunities are incredible.

Any senior player who sees their role as part development and part performance is a brilliant person to have around your changing room. I have seen this at club level when 'club legends' drop down a playing level to free up time for family life or to ease the workload on their ageing body. I have also experienced this phenomenon in professional cricket.

Internationals such as Raul Dravid (Rajasthan Royals), Ricky Ponting (Surrey), Justin Langer (Somerset), Adam Gilchrist (Kings XI Punjab) and Brett Lee (Sixers and KKR) still performed to the best of their ability yet their positive impact on impressionable young cricketers and cultures within a team or club cannot be measured.

I loved watching the way that KP worked with his team-mates at the Stars in BBL4. His verbal and body language was positive throughout, he talked up team mates, he helped batting partners through tough times out in the middle. You can hear how much he enjoyed that experience in his interviews and tweets.

Love these dudes. Night x pic.twitter.com/Xx57kxaPQv

— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) January 5, 2015

Young talent needs opportunity, backing and support. Experienced players who have chosen to play at a lower level than their peak - not always true with the ones who have been dropped - often put their own ego and preparation to one side. They open up facets of themselves that may have been hidden throughout the peak times in their career.

It can be a cathartic experience for the more senior player and a hugely positive learning opportunity for the talented youngster.

Do we get the most out of our experienced players after they go over their peak?

Can we use BBL4's example to look at utilising our club legends in a more proactive fashion to inspire and educate our next generations?

Tye up an end

One of the most impressive cricketers that I watched during BBL4 was Perth Scorchers Andrew Tye. His 14 wickets were one side of his story, the other is that he has consistently closed out games for his team.

Andrew is big and strong and has a imposing presence. The beard helps. Yet the thing that stands him apart is his ability to nail down a limited number of deliveries with fantastic levels of skill.

Tye them down deliveries:

1. Heavy back of a length ball over middle stump
2. Straight Yorker (bowled to an appropriate field)
3. Wide Yorker (bowled to an appropriate field)
4. Knuckle ball slower ball
5. Back of the hand slower ball
6. Bouncer (mix it up ball)

He mixed these up brilliantly and always bowled them to his field. He very much worked to Geoff Lawson's adage of

"be sure what ball your bowling, make sure your field is set appropriately, then commit!"

The flashing bails, the trio of funny commentators, the marketing, the set block of fixtures and the limitation of teams all helped to raise the bar in T20 cricket. Yet from a cricket perspective, these two things stood out for me.

Can we learn from them?