January 5th, 2010 by admin

Looks like the Barmy Army will be at the 2010 / 2011 Ashes in great force thanks to Cricket Australia. The English fans will also have the full assistance and backing of Cricket Australia, who have reserved up to 7500 tickets for each day of the fifth Test for tour groups.

The bad new is that Barmy Army members who purchase these tickets will be forking out almost double the price for the privilege of getting in early, and there are now legitimate concerns as to just how many rank-and-file Aussie fans will be able to attend, The Daily Telegraph reports.

According to reports, once the members and corporates are accounted for, less than half of the SCG’s 44,000 capacity will be available to the home fans, but they won’t get a chance to purchase seats until July.