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Cricket Australia extends its thanks to the England & Wales Cricket Board, the teams, coaches, match officials, broadcasters, partners, host venues, governments, state associations and the Australian public for what was a fantastic Vodafone men’s Ashes Series over the past six weeks.
In an extraordinary home summer of cricket so far, Australia won the 2021-22 Vodafone men’s Ashes 4-0 in what continues to be one of the greatest global sporting rivalries.
Almost half a million people attended the five matches across a total of 20 days and TV viewing figures were among the highest in cricket broadcast history.
Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia CEO, said:
“The 2021/22 Ashes series has been a true testament to the resilience and unwavering spirit of the international cricket family who have been supportive through periods of uncertainty and change as we navigated the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are extremely grateful to our good friends at the England & Wales Cricket Board for the trust and commitment they have given to deliver an Ashes Series like no other. We acknowledge and appreciate the enormous effort and sacrifice that players, staff and their families have made to travel to Australia, including undertaking a period of quarantine, to make this series possible.
“Thank you to all the supporters around the country and the world who attended venues and tuned in to watch some outstanding cricket. Thank you also to everyone who has worked so tirelessly behind the scenes to deliver such a successful Ashes series, including our broadcast partners, host venues, governments and staff from across state associations and Cricket Australia.
“Particular thanks over recent days to Tasmania, an outstanding host for the fifth Vodafone men’s Ashes Test and we congratulate the Tasmanian Government, Cricket Tasmania and everyone who worked to bring an Ashes Test to the state for the first time, in what was a historic event for both Tasmania and Test cricket,” he said.
“We are now looking forward to the CommBank women’s Ashes starting on Thursday and men’s white ball series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka and the upcoming tour of Pakistan.”
The historic Hobart day-night Ashes Test delivered an average TV audience of 1.43 million across the three days, making it 53 of 56 sessions of the Ashes series averaging an audience of more than one million people. A total of 488,071 people attended the five matches across the country.
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Cricket Australia (CA), formerly the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for cricket in Australia. Established in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket, CA manages all national teams, including Men’s, Women’s, and Youth sides, as well as other national teams. It oversees the organization of Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is, and coordinates home international fixtures.
