Cricket Australia is using the incident involving Australia star Alex Carey and Jonny Bairstow from England to sell this series
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Emmerson, who goes by the moniker “Fun Time Tony”, said CA should instead use the final moments of Stuart Broad hitting the last ball he faced as a Test player with a six and taking the wicket with his final delivery.
“This is proper Ashes cricket,” Emmerson said. “We know how much Australians love Stuart Broad.”
Unlike many England fans, Emmerson accepts that Carey and the Australians did nothing wrong in claiming Bairstow’s wicket in such a way.
“As far as I’m concerned, there’s the spirit of cricket and the rules of cricket and the rules of cricket win the day,” Emmerson said.
“I think we’re over that. That was one of them. The biggest disappointment was that England were going to win the Test match; that was the most frustrating thing.”
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“Most English people are over that. I don’t think they boo Carey anymore. They’re fair-minded. The man’s wicket-taking in the last Test match was excellent. They’re old enough to understand that and they understand cricket well enough to see someone who understands it well.”
CA explained why they chose to include this gameplay arcade in their campaign.
A CA spokesperson told this imprint: “The ad, which ran across various platforms over three months, respectfully features a dramatic and oft-repeated moment that exemplifies the increasing intensity of the Ashes competition.”
“We are really pleased with the response to our Ashes marketing campaign so far, which has contributed strongly to the tremendous crowds and viewership of the series.”
With ticket allocations sold out for the first two days of the Boxing Day Test, there is a possibility that the record for highest single-day attendance (91,092) in Test cricket, held in Melbourne during Australia’s 2013/14 Ashes whitewash, could fall.
Meanwhile, a group of England players took to the fairways on the third day of their mid-tour break in Noosa. Players were filmed hitting shots at Maroochy River Golf Club, which charges $115 for 18 holes.
The England squad will travel to Adelaide on Saturday and begin training on Sunday for the third Test from Thursday week.
