James Sutherland heading West still angling for the Ashes Test or an ODI at the new stadium:
An Ashes debut for Perth's new stadium remains in Cricket Australia's sights, with the chief executive
James Sutherland to head west this week for meetings aimed at getting the 60,000 capacity Burswood development up and running in time for the third match of next summer's five-Test series.
On the day tickets went on sale to the general public for all venues but Perth, Sutherland said he was in continuing talks with stadium management - helmed by former CA executive Mike McKenna - the West Australian government and the builders to see if the precinct can be ready in time for the Ashes.
..... we're very optimistic that we'll be playing cricket at the new stadium in 2017-18, but we're hopeful it will be a Test match because I think people will come from everywhere to be a part of the event," Sutherland said. "We know there's latent demand in the UK just waiting for an announcement and they're ready to go, because Perth's just that little bit closer to the UK and I know it's a place that English travellers love to get to.
The stadium's management - which also includes CA's former head of events Chris Loftus-Hills - has remained steadfast that the venue is intended only to be ready in time for next year's AFL season. Australia have hosted Ashes Tests at incomplete stadiums before,
most recently during the Adelaide Oval redevelopment, when the majority of the ground was available for play.
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With so many ex CA types in Stadium management, I'd expect Sutherland to get a sympathetic ear.