Former Australia captain Michael Clarke scoffed at a reported proposal by South Australia to move the New Year’s Test from Sydney to the Adelaide Oval, saying it was unimaginable. Just as the Boxing Day Test is synonymous with the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has historically hosted the first match of the new year. However, inclement weather in Sydney at this time of year has caused much frustration with the latest disruption during the third Test against South Africa.
The first and second days of the Test saw a lot of disruption, while the entire third day was washed out as the match ended in a draw.
It is estimated that bad weather has affected 64 per cent of Test cricket in Sydney over the past eight years.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has confirmed that Adelaide had approached Cricket Australia (CA) to move the New Year’s Test from the SCG to the Adelaide Oval, a report in News.com.au said on Friday.
The report quoted Malinauskas as saying, “I think we saw twice the crowd in the Adelaide Test than the Perth Test. We often have bigger crowds than in Sydney and that’s despite being a much smaller population.” “
“South Australians are passionate about their sport. They love their cricket, including me, so we look forward to working with Cricket Australia to improve our product for more people across the country.” Huh.” However, Clarke, who lives in New South Wales, indicated this was wishful thinking.
“It’s not happening,” Clarke said Friday on the Big Sports Breakfast.
“Can’t take Boxing Day out of the MCG and you can’t take New Years off to the SCG, (a) absolutely no-brainer. The day it stops is the day Test cricket is over in this country.
“Their (Adelaide) Test match is perfect, when they’ve got it, under the lights, it’s perfect, it’s working great. Why would they want to change it?” Clarke asked.
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