- Third Ashes Test is underway
A renowned cricket commentator has taken aim at fans after the Adelaide Oval’s iconic hill was covered in rubbish at the end of the first day of the third Ashes Test.
SEN’s Bharat Sundaresan uploaded a video to social media showing the iconic patch of grass left with junk strewn across it.
‘A massive fan of the incredible turnout for day one at the Adelaide Oval, but not a fan of the littering on the historic hill, super hot day or not,’ he captioned the video on X.
The post, which has more than 190,000 views, was surprisingly met with a negative reaction from cricket fans.
‘What it actually means is many punters/viewers/fans had a great day on the hill. No issue there as the oval has cleaners,’ one posted in response.
‘This is not the hill to die on….sorry I’ll see myself out,’ another added.
Cricket commentator Bharat Sundaresan received backlash on X after attempting to call out fans for leaving the Adelaide Oval hill filled with rubbish
The iconic patch of grass at the Adelaide Oval was left caked in rubbish after day one of the third Ashes Test (pictured, top)
Some cricket enthusiasts felt the iconic sporting venue lacks a sufficient number of rubbish bins.
‘There’s simply not enough,’ one claimed. ‘Another 20 bins would help,’ another added.
The development comes after Australia was able to wrestle back momentum of the opening day, and arrive at stumps in a solid position at 8/326.
A century for Alex Carey, and a solid knock of 82 from Usman Khawaja – who only came into the XI after Steve Smith was ruled out due to injury – helped the Aussies recover from 4/94 at one stage.
Carey’s first Ashes century was his most emotional across international cricket.
After he reached three figures, he paid tribute to his late father, who passed away after a battle with blood cancer earlier this year.
A crowd of 56,298 fans attended the opening day of the Test, which was the highest-ever cricket attendance at Adelaide Oval.
Fans were well behaved on the opening day, with no signs of negative behaviour.
Australia’s Alex Carey (pictured) scored his first Ashes century on the opening day of play in Adelaide
A powerful moment of silence took place before the opening ball of the Test to honour the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre
They proved Aussie opener Travis Head wrong, who claimed pre-match that some supporters could be too intoxicated to sample Adelaide’s bars after play.
Emotional scenes took place pre-match, with a moment of silence taking place to pay tribute for the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre.
Aussie music legend John Williamson played his famous song ‘True Blue’ – and the silence was deafening.
The hosts only need a draw in Adelaide to retain the Ashes urn.
