Test cricket to go under massive transformation! 

International Test cricket will undergo a massive transformation when Australia and England will play first test match of Ashes 2019 in August. Read on to know what!

Test cricket to go under massive transformation! 
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International Test cricket will undergo a massive transformation when Australia and England will wear jersey with numbers and names on their Test whites in the upcoming Ashes series.

Up till now, only One day Internationals and T20 International jerseys had personalised player jerseys but now the longest format is about to see the change as far as jersey is concerned.

The official handle of England Cricket uploaded an image on social media with Joe Root donning the revolutionary jersey and their post read: “Names and numbers on the back of Test shirts!”

New personalised jerseys left fans divided with many calling the change as positive, while on the other hand, it hasn’t gone down too well the traditionalists of the game.

Here are some tweets compiled for you:

"I like it! After all anything that makes the game easier to follow is good - think about people with visual impairments for example," one Twitter user wrote.

"A good addition. Improves both the supporter and media experience of seeing who it is. The game moves on. It's fine. The world won't fall off its axis," another Twitter user wrote.

"Absolutely no problem with numbers 1 to 11 etc but can't see the benefit of names or random high numbers on shirts. I guess it's all to do with increasing merchandise sales hoping a name will sell more. @YorkshireCCC," wrote one fan.




First Ashes Test is scheduled from August 1 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Australia will be eyeing revenge after their disappointing World Cup semi-final loss at the hands of England, who went on to beat New Zealand and list their maiden title at Lord’s.

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Published: 23 Jul 2019, 3:37 PM