The Ashes 2025 third Test day one LIVE updates: Carey, Inglis fight back after Adelaide Oval left stunned by Khawaja’s dismissal

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas is anticipating a record crowd by the end of the day at the Adelaide Oval.

He just appeared on SEN radio, where he told listeners the crowd had already crept past 53,000.

According to austadiums.com, the authoritative keeper of crowd records at Australian venues, the Adelaide Oval’s biggest cricket crowd was the 55,317 who attended day one of the 2017 Ashes Test.

Malinauskas predicted many more fans will flood into the ground in the final session as the workday ends. He also spoke about the atmosphere “out the back” (behind the member’s area) as the Adelaide Test’s point of difference.

According to Malinauskas, more Pimms will be sold in that zone today than is sold in a day of tennis at Wimbledon.