Overview
- NSW Police confirm Public Order and Riot Squad officers will carry long‑arm rifles at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting Sunday.
- Uniformed and mounted police will run high‑visibility patrols to manage a sold‑out crowd at the fifth Test.
- Authorities emphasize the deployment is precautionary and not based on any specific or imminent threat.
- Similar visible policing was used at the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and during Sydney’s New Year’s Eve operation.
- Cricket Australia will honor Bondi first responders before play with a guard of honour and a round of applause.