Australia won’t be required to wear a clash strip during World Cup after rule change

Australia will not be required to wear a clash strip during the World Cup but one of the game’s superpowers will be forced to wear an alternate strip for the first time after a subtle rule change implemented by the ICC.

Australia won’t be required to wear a clash strip during the World Cup. Picture: Getty

Australia has dodged a subtle rule change that will force cricket superpower India to wear a clash strip at the World Cup for the very first time.

The ICC confirmed to the Herald Sun that the Indians were one of five countries with an away strip, despite there being no apparent confusions in cricket given one team bats while the other fields.

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But the rule was introduced partly to help fans new to the sport easily identify both teams.

India will wear a navy and orange uniform when it meets England at Edgbaston on June 30.

Both countries wear predominantly blue stripes, along with Afghanistan, forcing one into a different design.

Australia won’t be required to wear a clash strip during the World Cup. Picture: Getty

England will wear its retro blue kit in every match as the home nation.

While Australia is one of the countries with an away strip, described as ‘green with a yellow accent’, it will not be used at the World Cup because no country clashes with its canary yellow uniform.

“Since the end of 2015 this has been an ICC requirement for ICC events and bilateral cricket,” the ICC told the Herald Sun.

“This will be the first men’s World Cup that it has been in force.”

Other countries with away uniforms are Bangladesh (red), Afghanistan (blue and red) and South Africa (yellow).

Originally published as Australia won’t be required to wear a clash strip during World Cup after rule change