Ashes ... tickets to the Australian Tests went on sale on Wednesday. Source: Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images
VICTORIANS with Ashton Agar fever have rushed to snap up tickets to the return Ashes series in the hope of seeing Australia snatch back the urn on home soil.
Thousands of seats for Melbourne's Boxing Day Test in the first back-to-back Ashes in 38 years sold within minutes of going on sale on Wednesday.
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Almost half public tickets to the MCG opening day were sold within hours of general with more sold between noon and 2pm than in the first 24 hours of sales when England last toured four years ago.
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By the close of business yesterday a national ticket frenzy saw about 200,000 tickets sold to international cricket matches around Australia -more than 50,000 in the first hour.
It is believed the first three days of the Sydney and Adelaide Tests are already sold out.
More than 30,000 of about 60,000 public seats to day one of the Boxing Day Test had sold last night with the remainder to be shared between MCC members and corporates.
With more than five months until it is played, Cricket Australia spokesman Matthew Slade said Boxing Day loomed bigger than ever at the MCG.
``For Boxing Day to be half sold out already is a fantastic result,'' he said.
``We're tracking much stronger than we were for the same time in 2010-11 when the Ashes were last held in Australia,''
MCG events general manager Trevor Dohnt said some tickets were likely to still be available for Boxing Day but yesterday's outstanding ticket sent a message to fans to get in early.
"Boxing Day has always been significant but these are really strong sales,'' he said.
"Ashton Agar and the team's performance in England certainly haven't hurt.''
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc said Agar's arrival had also fired up the team.
"He's been awesome.
He's got such a mature head on his shoulders for a 19-year-old,'' he said.
"To play in his first Test match the way he did was outstanding to see and he did it with a smile on his face the whole time so it shows how cool he is under pressure.''
The second English Test starts at Lords on Thursday night (EST).
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