Two-day Ashes victory hits Cricket Australia pockets as sizable ticket revenue lost | Cricket News
The two-day come-from-behind victory for the Aussies, powered by a remarkable Travis Head century, would have got the Ashes to the perfect start as far as the home team is concerned, but it has had the opposite effect on the Cricket Australia (CA) balance sheet. The board had reckoned on a much-hyped blockbuster five-Test series against the Old Enemy, but they may not have anticipated the first Ashes match in more than a century to have finished inside two days. According to the Australian Associated Press (AAP), CA is set to lose more than three million Australian dollars from ticket sales for days three and four of the Perth Test. A record 1,01,514 people attended the match, breaking the Perth record of 96,463 set by the Test won by India in four days last year. Day 3 of the Ashes Test was also almost sold out. “It’s difficult for a number of different groups,” CA chief executive Todd Greenberg told SEN when discussing the financial impact of a match finishing early. “Our broadcasters first of …
