More volunteers to cash in on future 'Ashes bounce'- Norfolk coach
The second test gets underway on Thursday- with England trialling after a two day defeat to the Aussies in Perth
A man who coaches cricket here says more volunteers are need to help cash in on a future 'Ashes bounce'.
England will be looking to level things up down under when the second test gets underway on Thursday in Brisbane.
This test will see a 'day/night match' be played at the Gabba and involve a pink ball.
In the first match, Ben Stokes' side lost all 20 wickets in just 67.3 overs at the crease in the series opener, the first two-day finish between the rivals in 104 years.
Australia were also skittled rapidly in their first innings before a stunning fourth-innings century from Travis Head reversed the trend of ball dominating bat.
"The uptake from the ladies has been fantastic"
Neil Irons works at the Norfolk Cricket Foundation and says it's not just men getting into the sport
"The numbers are going really well with us, through the 'All Stars', 'Dynamo and ECB programmes.
"In terms of average numbers we're well over what we should be, which is fantastic. The hardest part with grassroots cricket is getting the volunteers in and helping the young players get to the next level.
"We do a lot of ladies cricket from soft ball through to hard ball. There's a fantastic pathway now where the transition from one to another and the uptake from the ladies has been fantastic".
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is aiming to get an extra 900 thousand young people playing the sport by 2029.