Whilst in Perth, we watched the Perth Scorchers play the Sydney Sixers in their last game of the Big Bash regular season to determine second and third places for the play-off rounds. The Optus Stadium, on the Swan River, opened in 2017 with a capacity of 61,000, purpose built for Aussie Rules Football and cricket. It was a high scoring games, with Sydney winning on the last ball. We’d arrived in a Perth heatwave, so at over 40 degrees, the local team’s name was apt.



