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Sydney has a real fight on its hands to retain the new year's Test with the South Australian Government bidding to steal the iconic event and host it at Adelaide Oval.
Questions have been raised on the viability of the SCG hosting future Tests at the start of the year after a host of cricket matches were washed out, including this year's clash with South Africa.
Australia has only seen 43 days of Test cricket lost to weather in history and 26 of those have been at the SCG. That is two more days than Manchester in the UK, which is often pilloried for its wet, miserable weather.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas, pictured at the 2022 Adelaide 500, has been pushing hard for big sporting events in the state and now wants the new year Test
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne (2nd R) and Cameron Green (R) sign autographs after their victory during the fourth day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval
The late Shane Warne had suggested that Sydney swap with Brisbane and host the first Test match of the summer to avoid the annual deluge, a suggestion met with a cold shoulder by the SCG Trust.
Now, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) have approached Cricket Australia in a bid to formally pinch the new year's Test from Sydney.
Around 87,000 people turned out for the day/night Test against the West Indies at Adelaide Oval this summer which more than doubled the Perth turnout the
