- Moderator
- #201
I’ve always been an advocate for retaining the figs, hill, scoreboard etc but eventually they will have to go. As other stadia get upgraded/built, there is a greater likelihood that Adelaide Oval will miss more and more major events, especially test matches and major ODI/T20 tournaments. Once the Gabba is upgraded for the Olympics AO may slip to no 5 behind the MCG,SCG, Optus and the Gabba. 4 test series like v India could see us kiss out.
It will eventually need to be upgraded to 65,000 or so to keep up with other stadia Australia wide and not lose out when bidding for major events.
There's always going to be 5-6 tests across the summer (unless there's a pandemic going on). Adelaide is a pretty safe bet to host tests well into the future.
Also, the Gabba is only going to have a capacity of around 50k for the Olympics, which will still make Adelaide Oval the larger venue even if no increase in capacity is made in the next decade.