The visiting team is Sri Lanka - a credible cricketing nation however, not one of the world superpowers, particularly in the test arena. Today was day 3 and whilst the visitors had some hope at the start of play, such hope is quite limited now and many expect the test to be over tomorrow.
Our tickets were in the concourse - Bay 14, 25 rows back. They would have been decent seats if only the sun didn't hit you in the face after lunch. Fortunately the day was not a sellout and we managed to find undercover seats in the new Victor Trumper stand. It was the first time I sat in this stand and it was quite obstructed towards the O'Reilley stand. There was a huge hole between the membes and the O'Reilley where they are getting ready to buils a new grandstand.
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| Former Noble, Bradman and Messenger stands from my original seat. |
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| View from our 'Upgraded" seats in the Trumper stand. |
Considering the reduced ground capacity, you could imagine that the organisers would be a little disappointed that there was no sellout and average crowds have been around the 26,000 mark. The bug gimmick this year was that one section of concourse was ripped out and turned into a beach - with sand, umbrellas and beach chairs.
If the organisers wanted a sellout they really need to look at themselves. These days, the banned list include beach balls, mexican waves and beer cup 'worms'. In addition, food and drink are expensive and very limited in choice, ticket prices are ridiculous and you very rarely see replays on the screen (the scoreboards are very poor these days but I suppose most can check an app on their phones).
All in all I had a good day, though I don't think I would have paid to go. I may have another opportunity to go to a twenty 20 but we will have to wait and see.
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