{"id":139464,"date":"2024-07-30T07:41:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T07:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=139464"},"modified":"2024-07-30T08:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T08:18:11","slug":"media-release-countdown-to-historic-ashes-day-night-test-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/media-release-countdown-to-historic-ashes-day-night-test-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA RELEASE &#8211; Countdown to historic Ashes Day-Night Test begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>MEDIA RELEASE &#8211; Countdown to historic Ashes Day-Night Test begins<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139465 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Countdown-to-historic-Ashes-Day-.jpg\" alt=\"Countdown to historic Ashes Day\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWIgMw8GA4A?si=s6jideOrCtT-Tfgo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia captain Alyssa Healy and vice-captain Tahlia McGrath are preparing to light up the MCG as the countdown to the historic CommBank Women\u2019s Ashes Day-Night Test Match begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Healy and McGrath were at the MCG last night to mark six months to go until Australia and England play in the first-ever day-night Test at the stadium between January 30 \u2013 February 2, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/le8J9B4Q49k?si=TvHHaRXPLjGUQKdH\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUelp9MJUBM?si=C36NcnfsL8E1Ucwx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Click here for imagery, vision and interviews of Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath at the MCG to launch the countdown to the day-night Test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The match coincides with the 90th anniversary of the first ever women\u2019s Test Match at the MCG, which was the third Test of the Australia-England series in 1934-35.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia captain Alyssa Healy said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to play the first-ever day-night Test at MCG. It\u2019s going to be a special occasion as we honour the 90th anniversary of the first women\u2019s Test series under lights at this iconic venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are preparing for a big summer including the ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh, white ball series at home against New Zealand and India culminating with the multi-format Ashes series. We hope the Australian fans get behind us as we take on some tough rivals this summer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Countdown-to-historic-Ashes-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to think that in just six months our brilliant Australian Women\u2019s team will light up the MCG for the historic first day-night Test at the world-renowned venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Women\u2019s Ashes will not only be a great sporting event between fierce rivals, it will add to the list of iconic sporting events held in Melbourne and I\u2019m grateful to the Victorian Government and the Melbourne Cricket Club for their strong support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cOur women&#8217;s team is one of the most successful in sporting history and this series promises to be a landmark occasion for Australian sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos said: <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;No stadium in Australia can provide a bigger crowd than the MCG \u2013 it\u2019s the perfect place for this historic Test Match and to mark this momentous occasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u2018\u2018These landmark sporting events provide a huge boost to our local economy, filling our hotels, bars, restaurants, and creating a great buzz in the city.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Countdown-to-historic-Ashes-Day-3.jpg\" alt=\"Countdown to historic Ashes Day \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Melbourne Cricket Club, manager of the MCG, CEO Stuart Fox said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe MCG hosted the first-ever international Test Match in 1877, the first-ever One-Day International match in 1971 and saw over 86,000 for the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup Final between Australia and India in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cNow we have the opportunity to host our first-ever day-night Test which is sure to become another important moment in the MCG\u2019s storied history. It is extremely special that this milestone falls with a Women\u2019s Ashes Test, a series beloved at the MCG, and while marking the 90th anniversary of hosting our first Women\u2019s\u00a0Test.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">ENDS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139468 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Countdown-to-historic-Ashes-Day-4.jpg\" alt=\"Countdown to historic Ashes Day\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEDIA RELEASE &#8211; Countdown to historic Ashes Day-Night Test begins Australia captain Alyssa Healy and vice-captain Tahlia McGrath are preparing to light up the MCG as the countdown to the historic CommBank Women\u2019s Ashes Day-Night Test Match begins. 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