Ashes, England and Australia
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On Australian television, cricket scores are presented in the opposite way to what they are in England and most other countries. For example, a score of 200-4 would actually be shown as 4-200, with the wickets taken displayed first instead of the runs.
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Australia's thumping win in Ashes opener comes at a heavy over $3 million loss for Cricket Australia
As reported by ABC News (Australia), the cricket board is set for an estimated loss of over $3 million, which they could have generated from the ticket revenue. The report added that after a record 101,514 attended the Test (51,531 on Day 1, 49,983 on Day 2), Day 3 would have also been a packed house at the Optus Stadium.
With a head coach from New Zealand and an aggressive style of play known as ‘Bazball,’ the England cricket team is out to topple Australia and reclaim the Ashes for the first time in a decade.
Australia's thumping win over England was a bittersweet moment for Cricket Australia (CA), as the Australian cricket governing body is heading for a major loss of over Rs. 17 crore after the remarkable knock from Travis Head.
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England's woes could cost Cricket Australia $3 million as Travis Head puts 'Bazball' to shame
England have been slammed for their 'poor' approach to the red-ball format after Travis Head made history in remarkable run-chase and Cricket Australia are set to lose $3 million as a result. Head created Ashes history on Saturday and crushed England's spirits having blasted a 69-ball century on Australia's way to successfully chasing down 209
Usman Khawaja's back spasms in the Ashes opener forced a batting order reshuffle, preventing him from opening Australia's first innings due to ICC rules. Despite Cricket Australia dismissing links to pre-match golf,
According to reports, Cricket Australia are set to lose big money due to the two-day finish of the first Ashes Test in Perth
England’s disappearing act in Perth was branded “an affront to Test cricket,’’ so poor it made one correspondent feel ill.
How do you even begin to measure the ineptitude of England’s batting here? Perhaps it is the fact that they bowled Australia out for 132 and yet still contrived to lose by eight wickets in two days. Or that Alastair Cook faced more balls in making his Brisbane double century in 2010 than the entire team did across two innings of this pulverising in Perth.
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