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Boxing Day Ashes Test, day one: Utter madness as wickets fall fast on juicy MCG deck

Cricket Australia is desperately hoping a “shocker” MCG pitch flattens out after a madcap 20 wicket Boxing Day left the governing body staring at a fresh multi-million dollar hit.

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'There Is Something Really Wrong...': Stuart Broad Slams MCG Pitch After 20 Wickets Fall On Day 1 Of Boxing Day Test

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Stuart Broad slams MCG pitch after wickets tumble on first day of Boxing Day Test

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England floundering after 20 wickets fall against Australia on opening day of 4th test

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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That wicket is a shocker – Ashes greats hit out at MCG pitch as 20 wickets fall

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Australia all out for 152 as England take charge of 4th Ashes Test

4th Ashes Test, day 1

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AUS Vs ENG, Ashes 4th Test: Australia Name Squad For Boxing Day Clash Against England – Check Who’s In, Who’s Out

Australia have named their trimmed-down 12-man squad for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, with Jhye Richardson poised to return to Test cricket after four years.

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AUS vs ENG: What is the Boxing Day Test? Know the history behind it

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Australia v England: fourth Ashes Test, day one – as it happened

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Ashes batters run for cover on manic day one in Melbourne

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on F...

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England reeling after 20 wickets fall on opening day of Melbourne Test

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Smith returns as Australia prepare an all-pace attack for Boxing Day test

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England reeling as 20 wickets tumble on chaotic first day of fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne

Josh Tongue led the way with an high-class five-for and there was a huge improvement in the standard of their fielding, with flawless catching and the rare sight of a direct hit run-out from Brydon Ca...

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Boxing Day Ashes Test: Live scores, updates from Day 1 in Melbourne

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Twenty wickets tumble on frenzied first day at MCG as England trail by 46 runs

Boxing Day Test: Poms’ Ashes nightmare sinks to ugly depths

Australia is already batting for a second time and holds a 46-run lead after a wild day of cricket at the MCG.

The Ashes at The G: ‘Melbourne, Boxing Day, a coliseum with 100,000 in — it can get to players’

The 11th biggest and one of the most intimidating stadia in world sport hosts the Boxing Day Test in front of a sell-out crowd of 100,000

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The crazy hour that cost England dear at the Boxing Day Test

As an early tea was taken on Boxing Day, England walked off the field patting each other’s backs and high-fiving.

Boxing Day Ashes Test: Live scores, updates from Day 2 in Melbourne

Originally published as Boxing Day Ashes Test: Live scores, updates from Day 2 in Melbourne

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Neser savours dream Boxing Day debut on nightmare pitch for batters

After a four-wicket haul in front of a record Melbourne Cricket Ground and Australia's top score on a tough pitch, little wonder Michael Neser found day one of his maiden Boxing Day test a dream come true.

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Ashes 2025-26 [WATCH]: Legends and fans unite to pay tribute to Shane Warne on day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at MCG

Australia vs England locked horns in the 4th Test of the Ashes 2025-26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2025, with England winning the toss and bowling first. Australia managed 152 all out in 45.

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Harry Brook's on the attack, Cameron Green runs himself out and Josh Tongue cashes in — quick hits from Boxing Day at the MCG

A record crowd for cricket at the MCG saw another fast-forward day of Ashes action as calamitous run outs and wild Bazball batting took centre stage. Here are the quick hits from the Ashes.

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Ex-AUS & ENG stars unite in criticism of MCG pitch after 20 wickets fall: 'Contest between bat and ball'

Former cricketers from Australia and England raised concerns about the quality of the pitch on day one of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) between Australia and England.For the first time in approximately 74 years,