CompaniesSportThe AshesPrint articleDark clouds loom for first Ashes Test in BrisbaneMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefDec 7, 2021 – 5.18pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginMelbourne and Hobart are battling it out for the rights to host the fifth Ashes cricket Test after Cricket Australia pulled the plug on Perth because of Western Australia’s draconian border restrictions.While rain is threatening the first day’s play for the first Test starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday, Cricket Australia has officially put out to tender the hosting rights for the fifth Test on January 14 to 18.Loading...Mark Ludlow was Queensland bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreThe AshesTest cricketAustralian cricketEnglandCricket AustraliaHobartLatest In SportFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsPatrick DurkinThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerLife & LeisureLike the luxury resort? Now you can buy the homeJill DupleixThe fashion designer who has sold 38,000 of one dressThe most dangerous wine in the worldRich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream
