Cricket Australia and the whole country have got behind the McGrath Foundation, helping it to raise well over $100 000. By selling bandanna’s, they raised $43 000 on the first day alone. Over $50 000 come from donations on the McGrath Foundation website (www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au) and over 8 thousand dollars at the SCG Trust Chairman’s breakfast auction.
The third day of the test match has been altered from ‘Ladies day’ to ‘The Jane McGrath day’ in honour of her. Everyone is being encouraged to turn up in pink, and it will mark a special day in Australian cricket history.
The players uniforms have pink patches on them, the crowd is a sea of pink, the stumps are pink, some players have pink stickers and grips especially for the occasion, and even some internet forums are going pink for the day. The Animal Enclosure (http://theanimalenclosure.com/forums/) has changed it’s members usernames to pink and lots of members on forums around Australia have changed their personal pictures to the Breast Cancer symbol, as a mark of respect.
Also tomorrow, in McGrath's home town of Narromine in the NSW outback, the inaugural Pink Pigeon Race will take flight from the Glenn McGrath Oval, inspired by McGrath's nickname - Pigeon. The 30-kilometre race is expected to raise thousands of dollars for the foundation.
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