Australia’s biggest energy supplier, Origin Energy, will emblazon the shirts of the Test team this Ashes summer as part of a three-year, multimillion-dollar deal, two years after the end of Cricket Australia’s sponsorship by Alinta.

The new energy deal follows a summer of record crowds and audience figures for the Border-Gavaskar Test series against India, and has been announced days before the first Test against England in Perth on Friday.

It is also a much-needed addition to CA’s balance sheet after the governing body’s sixth consecutive season recording a net operating loss , after distributing millions of dollars in annual funding to the state associations.

“Origin joins Australia’s national sport during the biggest international season in our history and their commitment to cric

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