Two hundred years ago today, the first Ashes series was held between Australia and England. There are numerous myths about the history of Ashes. However, the majority of them have no strong evidence for their claims. Most people agree that the series was initially started to create a bond between the royal family of Britain and the citizens of Australia.
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On the contrary, at that, the relationship between Australia and England wasn’t good at all. Australia was a newborn country, that gained her independence at that time from Britain. As a result, the series turnout was the opposite. The Australian crowds were crazy to support their team. The golden age of the Ashes series was in the early 1900s. When the greatest of all-time batsman Donald Bradman played for Australia.
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At that, he played only against England and West Indies. Because at that time, most of the cricket playing countries hadn’t gained their independence. Average if Donald Bradman was nearly 99.99 and this happened because he ducked in the last match of his career. At that time, the British royal family and the people of England started supporting their cricket team and the cricket clash between Australia and England became a historical chapter in the history of Sports.
The rising popularity of Ashes series
Over the past decade, the fame of Ashes series gained worldwide recognition. Especially, after the 2019 Cricket World Cup, when England won their first ever cricket World Cup, the popularity of cricket increased by more than 400% and a a great number of crowds turned to the stadium to watch the historical series between Australia and England. Many soccer fans started watching cricket and created their fanbase called ‘The Barmy Army’. Their main task was to create a d great atmosphere in the stadium.
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In the 2019 Ashes series, a record number of fans turnout in the series and TV viewers around the world also increased more than five times. For example, in the Indian subcontinent where the shorter format of cricket is much more popular compared to other forms of sports, they also started to follow test cricket.
According to the new survey of Hotstar Plus in India. More than 70% of their viewers feel that test cricket should be the main format of cricket and the test cricket championship is also a great innovative decision from the Cricket Council (ICC). Besides, the match tickets for the Ashes are also getting sold out in Australia and England. The highest number of attendance in the recent Ashes natch was around 94,689 in the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
What is the future of the Ashes series
Over the recent years, the popularity of test cricket has been boosted and the number of crowds and the number of TV viewership are also growing. For example, the recent test series between Australia and India broke all the records of crowds attending any test played in Australia and MCG
The 7Cricket alone got eight million unique views over the past five days. Fox Sports and Kayo Sports also received several record-breaking viewers. The Sydney test match also witnessed a record-breaking 47,998 crowd in the SCG and made the most-attended sports match ever in the Sydney Cricket Ground. In addition, the Adelaide Oval and the Gabba also got a huge number of crowds. However, in the Gabba test, there was a delay because of rain.
If the trend continues, the future of test cricket is in the safe hands and test cricket is thriving. We are eagerly waiting for this year’s Ashes series between Australia and England, which will begin in late November. The tickets for this year’s Ashes series will be available soon. Cricket Australia (CA) expects a record-breaking crowd will be attending the stadium to watch the greatest-ever sport in the World. CA might also change the schedule to attract more crowds in the Optus Stadium’s test.
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