'Go off in green and gold'
Robert Craddock writes in The Courier-Mail about Cricket Australia’s “Go off in green and gold” plan for the Ashes.
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
Robert Craddock writes in The Courier-Mail about Cricket Australia’s “Go off in green and gold” plan for the Ashes.
Australian fans will be encouraged to buy replicas of the team's new one-day uniform, which captain Ricky Ponting will unveil in Sydney today. Supporters will be able to have their faces painted green and gold. The fightback follows claims that up to 40,000 English fans will attend the five Ashes Tests, about 5000 of whom are members of the Barmy Army.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo