CA reveals new-look Test kit for home summer
Australia’s men’s team given a fresh look for home summer with Indigenous artwork embossed into design and a new kit sponsor
When Pat Cummins leads Australia out at the Perth Stadium for next week’s first Test, he will do so in a shirt that’s a first for Australian cricket, with Indigenous artwork embossed into the design.
The Indigenous design will not be the only new-look feature, with a new sponsor across the front of the men’s playing kit for the first time since the 2017-18 season, with Cricket Australia upgrading its deal with two existing key partners to claim the prime real estate on the playing kit.
CA unveiled new Asics kit for this summer in September, the ODI version of which instantly became iconic when Australia won their sixth men’s World Cup in India.
Now, the Test version will take centre stage in the looming NRMA Insurance Test series against Pakistan, with the subtle green piping around the sleeves and collar and the crisp embossed Walkabout Wickets logo already earning praise from players.
The new one-year sponsor agreement across all men’s playing kit will see Toyota, a long-standing partner, take centre stage on the men’s shirt front, while HCLTech will appear on the sleeve of the leading arm on the men’s playing shirt.
Toyota will feature on the non-leading sleeve (ie, the right-arm for right-handed batters, and vice-versa for left-handers) of both the men’s and women’s playing kit.
Commonwealth Bank remains the principal shirt front and leading-arm sponsor of the women’s playing kit, and the addition of a non-leading arm sponsor for the women marks the first time CA has sold all its available shirt sponsorship real estate.
