Cricket Australia believes the Melbourne Cricket Ground will host a world record crowd of 91,000 on Sunday’s opening day of the fourth Ashes test between Australia and England.
The record crowd for a cricket test of 90,800 was set at the ground in 1961 during a test between Australia and the West Indies. The opening day of the 2006 Ashes test on the ground four years ago drew 89,155 fans despite cold conditions.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said with the current series tied at 1—1 “the cricket gods are smiling on us all” and circumstances were ideal for a record crowd.
He expected 300,000 people to attend the match over five days.
