What's was the Gold stamp on Aussies collars
At MCG ?
What is the symbol, like a big golden flower, on the Australian players' shirt collars in this Ashes series? asked Chris Ricketson from Australia
The collar embellishment is actually a representation of a piece of Australian native art called "Walkabout Wickets", by Aunty Fiona Clarke, the great-great-grand-daughter of "Mosquito", a member of the pioneering Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868. According to Cricket Australia, the shirt symbol is a commitment as a team to reconciliation and finding common ground with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The artwork represents past, present and future Aboriginal cricketers. The large circle represents Lord's, one of the many famous grounds the 1868 team visited, while the smaller circles signify the team's various meeting places. The wickets appear with no bails, to illustrate that the game continually moves on. And the flying stumps represent Aboriginal cricketers beating the English at their own game.
