England could face Australia in one-off 150th anniversary Test
EXCLUSIVE: England could face Australia in one-off Test match in 2030 to mark 150 years since first meeting at the Oval – with anniversary Test for 2027 at the MCG also planned
- The MCG is set to mark 150 years since the first England vs Australia Test in 2027
- ECB chief executive Richard Gould claimed the proposal was ‘an interesting idea’
- Roby Key, Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd pay tribute to their pal Shane Warne
The ECB are considering plans to host a one-off anniversary Test against Australia in 2030 to mark 150 years since the first Test in England.
The move would replicate plans, revealed last week, to play an anniversary Test at the MCG in March 2027 to celebrate 150 years since England and Australia first played a Test match, with Australia winning by 45 runs.
The first Test in England took place in September 1880 at The Oval, where England won by five wickets.
The double anniversary has been marked before with a pair of one-off games separated by three years.
In 1977, England travelled to Melbourne, where they lost the Centenary Test, also by 45 runs. In 1980, they drew with Australia at Lord’s.
England could face Ashes rivals Australia in a commemorative match in 2030 marking their first clash at the Oval, Mail Sport can today reveal
Australia plan to mark their first home Test against England at the MCG in a match in 2027
‘We need to be cognisant of player workloads and schedules, but those are the kind of opportunities we can look at,’ ECB chief executive Richard Gould told Mail Sport.
‘It’s an interesting idea that should be explored more.’
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