Cricket: Vaughan confident fans will be just the ticket.CAPTAIN Michael Vaughan is backing the Barmy Army  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. to find ways and means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means. to overcome a potential ticket crisis and provide healthy support for England's bid to retain the Ashes next winter. England's unexpected Ashes triumph last summer - their first since 1986-87 - has led to an unprecedented demand for tickets next winter with up to 40,000 fans expected to travel Down Under. Mindful of the role England's vocal fans had on the series' fortunes last summer, Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly (and still often referred to as) the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches. are planning to limit the ticket allocation to ensure the majority are made available to Australian residents. Those plans, which are yet to be officially confirmed by Cricket Australia, have led the Barmy Army to warn of a black market economy where England fans have to pay exorbitant prices to watch the series. But Vaughan is confident England's fans, who have supported in their thousands on the last three Ashes tours, will find ways to provide their enthusiastic support during the five-Test series next winter. "I think it's great for the game that it looks like there will be sell-outs even before we arrive," said Vaughan. "England fans are very clever and have special ways of getting tickets and I'm sure we'll be well supported in Australia. "The fans played a big part in us regaining the Ashes last summer. They really got behind us and gave us a lift when we went out onto the pitch and throughout every day's play. "I played in Australia last time and I'm sure there'll be plenty of England support there to give us a big lift." The Boxing Day Test The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match hosted in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving Australian cricket team and the opposition national team touring Australia that summer. It begins annually on Boxing Day (December 26), and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. in Melbourne is expected to break all attendance records and surpass the previous high of 90,800, but with memories of their Ashes defeat still fresh the Australian players are keen for the majority of those tickets to be taken up by their fellow countrymen. Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is an international Australian cricketer, generally regarded as one of the greatest bowlers ever [1]. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century. is among those who has called for controlled ticket allocation, but Vaughan said: "You can't start making excuses and talking about the crowd for your performances in the middle. "We played a good series and deserved to win and the crowd played a big part." |
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