The Australian men's team have launched their very first kit with an Indigenous design.
Cricket Australia said the design, which will be worn by the men's T20 team for their upcoming series against India, "will celebrate our First Nations people this summer" by continuing "the storytelling of the first ever Australian team to tour overseas".
https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1326405724180803592"In 1868, a group of Aboriginal cricketers made a three-month journey from Australia to the UK by sea, playing 47 matches at some of the most famous grounds in world cricket," Cricket Australia said in a statement about the shirt during NAIDOC Week.
"Kirrae Whurrong woman Aunty Fiona Clarke, great great-grand daughter of Grongarrong (Mosquito) one of the members of the team that played in England in 1868, designed the original Walkabout Wickets artwork that will feature on the front of the playing shirt.
"The artwork represents past, present and future Aboriginal cricketers, with the large circle representing Lord's and the smaller circles signify the team's various meeting places during that tour.
"The shirt was co-designed by Aunty Fiona and Courtney Hagen, Butchulla and Gubbi Gubbi woman and Cricket Australia's Indigenous Engagement Specialist."
https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1326420887248252930Fast-bowler Mitchell Starc was thrilled with the design and said it was a fitting way to honour the contribution of Indigenous people in Australian cricket history.
"It's fantastic. It's really exciting to have a chance to play in an Indigenous guernsey for a series against India," Starc said.
"The women's team have worn a similar artwork to our one, the Test team have worn the logo on our collars a few times and the WBBL teams have all got it on their guernseys this year so it's really exciting and to have the chance as a men's team to wear our first Indigenous jersey."
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