Australia’s cricketers have reportedly agreed to play a BBL fixture on Christmas Day.
The move comes several years after Cricket Australia first pushed for a Christmas Day game.
It now seems the governing body has finally won approval from the players to stage a match on the festive and religious holiday, according to a News Corp report.
A clash involving the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder at the SCG is considered the most likely Christmas Day fixture.
The report claims players will be allowed to excuse themselves from the game based on religious beliefs.
CA says it will accommodate the players’ families and host a festive-season function as part of the agreement.
The 2018-19 BBL schedule includes the Sixers and the Thunder figuring in a Sydney Christmas Eve derby at Spotless Stadium.
It will be the second of two games on 24 December with the Hobart Hurricanes hosting the Melbourne Stars.
Pom in Oz
Roar Guru
What does morality have to do with it? The players are not being forced into it. They have agreed to play. Plenty of people are bored or lonely at christmas. I'm sure they'd welcome some entertainment.
Steve Franklin
Roar Rookie
What a joke on Christmas Day, don't these people have families, i bet all the administrators won't be there they will all be with their families.I know i wouldn't go to the game and i am sure i won't even be watching it on TV and all my parents aren't alive anymore and rest of my family live in other states but i still have morals and it isn't watching Cricket on Christmas Day i am not that desperate hope it's a total flop .