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One of the world’s most iconic sports ground had a secret room filled with booze that required a special knock to enter.
The Sydney Cricket Ground, better known as the SCG, traditionally hosts the last match of Ashes series. Therefore, sadly from England's point of view, it has witnessed numerous Australian celebrations down the years, with the so-called ‘Poms’ winning just one series dDown uUnder since the late 1980s.
But the iconic 48,000-capacity stadium was much-loved among Australian players for another previously little-known reason – its special room full of grates of beer and bottles of wine. Players even used to sneak off by giving a secret signal with their bats, allowing them to enjoy a drink in privacy.
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The revelation was made by former Aussie fast bowler Brett Lee, who played alongside greats like Glenn McGrath and the late Shane Warne. Lee told the Hello Sport podcast: “At the Sydney Cricket Ground, a lot of people don’t know – [I’m] giving away a little bit of inside knowledge here.
“That inner sanctum where we feel comfortable, where there’s no press, where we can relax and just speak honestly and openly. After the Test win at the SCG, the tradition is you’ll get a cricket bat and go thump thump thump on the floor, three taps.
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“Then a few minutes later you’ll hear thump thump thump, someone from downstairs in the cellar, which means come downstairs to the cellar. So you walk down underneath the change rooms of the Australian players and there’s a little garage door.
“You walk inside and it’s [tiny] so we reckon it’s Justin Langer’s house because he fits in beautifully. And there’s a door that’s been signed by every Test cricketer I think since the 1950s that’s in there.
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“And it’s a cellar. So beers and wine, you get down there and have a chat with some of the ground staff and have a cold beer with them.
“I thought, ‘How good’s this Test cricket stuff’ and tradition knowing that the likes of Bradman have done it, the Allan Borders, the Merv Hughes, legends of the game. I probably shouldn’t be saying too much about this, we are thirsty!
“That was a pinch-myself moment. I’m looking around and I’ve got Steve and Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath. And here I am in the secret cellar with my heroes I watched growing up and are now teammates.”
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