In our short-term planning, the centre will play a significant role in helping Australia win back the Ashes next summer with the Australian team basing itself here in the build-up to the Ashes series.
When it comes to Australian team sporting prizes, it's clear that the public consider the Ashes to be the pinnacle. We expect the whole country will be gripped by Ashes fever when the Ashes series begins later this year.
No doubt the Australian public is talking about the tight Ashes battle that we're currently in, and hopefully, that can whet people's appetites for even more great cricket in October.