New “Baggy Green” and Gold ODI Uniform

Cricket Australia and adidas Australia have provided a brief glimpse of the revolutionary new One Day International uniform that Australia will wear this summer - and it will be green and gold in a way never seen before on an Australian cricket team.

Input from members of the Australian Cricket Team, including captain Ricky Ponting, has been instrumental in helping to develop the look and feel of a new uniform which is inspired by the most revered item in Australian cricket, the “baggy green”.

adidas Australia Marketing Director, Mr Tim Jackson: “The fabric has been matched to the colour of an original baggy green cap to ensure that the new, innovative shirt has it's roots in the very traditions of Australian Cricket. All player names, numbers and other design elements will be printed in metallic gold to create a true green and gold uniform.”

Australian captain Ricky Ponting is extremely enthusiastic about the new uniform: “The baggy green is my most prized cricketing possession, as I know it is for all of the boys, and I am thrilled at the prospect of wearing a uniform that reflects the tradition of Australian cricket. I also encourage all Aussie fans to wear our national colours this summer with pride, and help support the team by creating a sea of green and gold at every match we play.”

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer, James Sutherland said the time was right to pay homage to true colors of Australian cricket: “The forthcoming summer is going to be the biggest in Australian cricket history and it’s only fitting that the tradition that embodies our national team will be reflected in the uniforms the players wear this year.”

As a leader in global sports technology, adidas Australia has also integrated a number of innovative performance enhancing features in the new uniform.

The full uniform will be officially unveiled in September, with replica shirts available for supporters to purchase from 14 September.

The Australians will wear the new uniform for the first time in their first One Day International Series match of the summer against England at the MCG on Friday, 12 January 2007 (D/N).