Australia
Australia does not have an official national stadium, yet its two biggest stadiums alternate hosting large events are the following:
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australian rules football and cricket) - currently the largest sporting venue in Australia.
- Stadium Australia, currently known under a sponsorship deal as 'ANZ Stadium', the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium (Rugby League, Rugby Union, football (soccer) and Australian rules football). There exists a popular rivalry between ANZ Stadium and the MCG due to lasting rivalries between football codes and the respective cities. There was an implied claim to being the new national stadium when it opened in 1999 with the name 'Stadium Australia'. Cricket is also played at the venue with the New South Wales cricket team playing at the venue in the past and the venue being the home ground for new Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder. The Australian national cricket team also play Twenty20 Cricket at the venue.
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