The Oval

Today, what’s in store for Adelaide Oval – the 150-year-old sporting ground that says so much about South Australians and how we think about ourselves.In 1871, Adelaide Oval was created after the formation of the SA Cricket Association. A few years later it hosted a Test match – the first in a fabled history.Since then it has been a rollercoaster ride (literally for a brief period in the 1800s), with the redeveloped Oval now front and centre for AFL and top-line cricket.Today we talk to veteran journalist Michelangelo Rucci about the tough negotiations to come between stadium managers and the AFL clubs, and hear an interview between InDaily reporter Thomas Kelsall, outgoing stadium boss Andrew Daniels and his successor Nick Addison.For more of Michelangelo’s reporting on the Oval, go to indaily.com.au/sport.This episode of Notes on Adelaide is brought to you by the Windmill Theatre Company's Production of Rella. Windmill Theatre Company is smashing the glass slipper in the world premiere season of Rella, a high-octane musical reimagining of Cinderella from the point of view of her ugly stepsisters.Rella runs from 26 May until 4 June at the Dunstan Playhouse. Suitable for ages 12+. Learn more at windmill.org.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.