Australia have already won The Ashes series after winning the first 3 Tests. The English won the 4th Test to make the series 3-1, with just this last game remaining.

Australia hasn’t been able to field their top team all series, and are without captain Cummins and top spinner Lyons again. Usman Khawaja has announced his retirement, and this will be his last match in front of his home crowd.

England can find redemption with another win, and arguably claim they could have won the series. Will Bazball continue to live, after seeming dead after the Aussies went up 3-0?

10am-12:30pm AEDT will be compulsory viewing for cricket nuts. Who wins the toss and whether the bowling team can break through in that first session may determine the result.

But a Test is 5 days, even though we seem to normally get 2 day Test Matches in this series.

  • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    Why does the SCG—a cricket and Aussie rules football stadium—have a stand named after Dally Messenger—a rugby league footballer?

    • No1@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      All the NSW Rugby League semi finals and grand finals used to be played there up until around the 1980s when the Sydney Football Stadium was built.

      The ground record for the SCG of 78,056 was set in the 1965 Grand Final. There were still 40,000 trying to get in and there are some incredible photos of fans sitting on the roof of stands. Madness!

      If it rained, the centre pitch square would turn into a mudbath. This is how the famous Provan and Summons “The Gladiators” picture occurred that is now the NRL trophy.

      Also, if the ground wasn’t wet, the cricket square was still rock hard and getting tackled on that was like tackling on cement. It was often a tactic to head upfield along the sidelines if possible.