Cricket Australia believes that the competitive atmosphere of the current England vs. India Test series will boost demand for seat tickets for the much anticipated Ashes, which will start later this year.
Todd Greenberg, the CEO of the National Cricket Association, has made a statement regarding the same. He appeared to be quite eager about the match between the two longstanding foes in the storied Test series.
“Isn’t it fantastic? As a fan, you may enjoy watching the England vs. India series for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. We’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of our English friends, so I’m sure everyone will have an opinion. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Greenberg said, “I’m excited to watch them test themselves on our shores because I love the way they’re playing their cricket.”
Additionally, according to Greenberg, the number of pre-sale Ashes tickets has already risen compared to the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The gross attendance for the gruelling five-match series was 837,879. Aside from the Ashes, it was the most attended red-ball event in Australian cricket history.
The opening day tickets for the five Australia-England games in Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney are almost completely sold out, according to CA. As far as finances and fan enthusiasm are concerned, it is also believed that tickets for Days 1-3 at the Adelaide Oval, SCG, and the Gabba have sold out.
India and England square up in their final match.
The current series has been tense due to players from both teams giving it their all against one another. The recent altercation between Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and Lee Fortis, The Oval’s lead pitch curator, has further fuelled the flames.
Later this year, on November 21, the five-match Ashes series is set to start. A few weeks after the conclusion of the white-ball series (three ODIs, five T20Is) against India, the match versus Australia will take place.
The arch-rivals’ last Ashes series ended in a 2-2 tie in 2023. The location of that specific series was England. The 2010–11 season was the last time England had won the Ashes in Australia.
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