Alyssa Healy, the captain of Australia, and Tahlia McGrath, the vice captain, are getting ready to light up the MCG as the historic CommBank Women’s Ashes Day-Night Test Match approaches.
On Monday, July 29, Healy and McGrath attended the MCG to commemorate six months until Australia and England take on each other at the stadium during the inaugural day-night Test match scheduled for January 30–February 2, 2025. The game takes place on the 90th anniversary of the MCG’s first-ever women’s Test Match, which took place during the third Test of Australia-England’s 1934–1935 series. Alyssa Healy, the captain of Australia, stated: “We are very excited to play the first-ever day-night Test at MCG.” We will celebrate the first women’s Test series’ 90th anniversary under the lights at this legendary location, so it will be a unique experience.
“We are gearing up for an exciting summer that will include the multi-format Ashes series, the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, and home white ball series against New Zealand and India. As we take on some formidable opponents this summer, we hope the Australian supporters will support us.
“It’s amazing to think that in just six months our brilliant Australian Women’s team will light up the MCG for the historic first day-night Test at the world-renowned venue,” stated Nick Hockley, CEO of Cricket Australia.
In addition to being a fantastic match between bitter rivals, the Women’s Ashes will go down in Melbourne sporting history, and for that, I am thankful to the Victorian Government and the Melbourne Cricket Club for their unwavering support.
“This series promises to be a historic occasion for Australian sport, and our women’s team is among the most successful in sporting history.”
“No stadium in Australia can provide a bigger crowd than the MCG – it’s the perfect place for this historic Test Match and to mark this momentous occasion,” stated Steve Dimopoulos, Minister of Tourism, Sport, and Major Events.
“Our local economy benefits greatly from these historic sporting events, which fill our hotels, bars, and restaurants and generate a great deal of buzz in the city.”
“The MCG hosted the first-ever international Test Match in 1877, the first-ever One-Day International match in 1971, and over 86,000 people attended the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final between Australia and India,” stated Stuart Fox, CEO of Melbourne Cricket Club, the MCG’s manager.
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We now have the chance to host our first-ever day-night test, which will undoubtedly go down in MCG history as another historic occasion. The fact that this historic occasion coincides with the Women’s Ashes Test, a fixture that the MCG adores, and the 90th anniversary of our first Women’s Test is very remarkable.
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