Perth Stadium gets ICC green light to host all international cricket formats

Perth, Jan 11 (CRICKETNORE) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the Perth Stadium as a venue fit to host all international cricket formats, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Thursday. The Perth stadium will become the 12th venue in Australia

Perth Stadium gets ICC green light to host all international cricket formats  ()

CA CEO James Sutherland said: "It is not only very exciting for Cricket to host the first major sporting event at Optus Stadium, but it is also a huge honour. An historic event, a capacity crowd, a state of the art stadium and an Australia-England fixture - what more could a cricket fan want for?"

"The stadium is a magnificent asset for the state of WA and its sports fans. We very much look forward to bringing this big Australia-England One-Day match to Perth to the Stadium on January 28," he added.