See the incredible way Aussies have pitched in to help fight cancer at the SCG's Pink Test after huge change to the summer tradition
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Aussies had bought a staggering 41,734 virtual seats at the annual SCG Pink Test almost 24 hours before play was due to begin in the crucial clash between the home side and India. The SCG is bathed in the colour in January every year in honour of legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath's wife Jane, who died of breast cancer in 2008 at the age of 42.
![[This year's pre-match display had a distinctly Indian flavour as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy goes on the line]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/23/93692267-14245375-image-a-38_1735859080926.jpg)
Her passing led to the formation of the McGrath Foundation, which has been organising the Test in order to raise money for the fight against breast cancer for the last 16 years. However, 2025 is the first year the proceeds from the purchase of virtual seats - the foundation's main method of raising money from the match - will go to battling all forms of cancer in Australia.
![[Aussies had brought almost 42,000 virtual seats at the match before play began - with the McGrath Foundation already well on its way to its target of 350,000]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/23/93690957-14245375-image-a-39_1735859108166.jpg)
The organisers are aiming to sell 350,000 of the cyber-seats over the course of the match, so the news that they'd made so much progress before a ball had been bowled will be huge for the Foundation. The news comes after Pat Cummins told his Australian teammates to go for the kill and pursue victory at the SCG, despite a draw being enough to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
![[Aussie skipper Pat Cummins (pictured with McGrath at the SCG) has told his teammates to go all-out for the win, despite a draw being enough to secure the trophy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/23/93690903-14245375-image-a-40_1735859161101.jpg)
Glenn McGrath (front) is seen during the Pink March before the start of the fifth Test at the SCG on Friday. This year's pre-match display had a distinctly Indian flavour as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy goes on the line. Aussies had brought almost 42,000 virtual seats at the match before play began - with the McGrath Foundation already well on its way to its target of 350,000.
