Noll updates C'mon Aussie C'mon

The classic C'mon Aussie C'mon jingle will be released by Shannon Noll to give a new generation of fans something to hum over Christmas. The Mojo Singers' song, first heard during World Series Cricket, has been re-worked with a modern feel by Noll, the former Australian Idol runner-up.

Lillee is no longer pounding down like a machine and the Chappells have lost the killer gleam, so Graeme Koos, Nine's cricket executive producer, updated the lyrics to find places for McGrath, Gillespie, Ponting and Warne. "It was just a good idea at the time," Koos told the Daily Telegraph. "I think everyone is sick of hearing 'Aussie, Aussie Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi' - we thought people needed something new to sing along to and it steamrollered from there."

Noll, a former regional New South Wales player, said he was "stoked" to be chosen because he sang the original as a child. "We would throw a ball around the lounge room and dive on to the couch to catch it, acting out the song almost," he said. The re-make will be released on December 19 and will raise money for the Good Start Breakfast Club.