Melbourne, England and Boxing Day
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Cricket Australia is considering a day-night Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The MCG will host a historic day-night Test between Australia and England in March 2027. This event marks 150 years of cricket between the two nations.
The surface at Melbourne's MCG has come in for heavy criticism after 20 wickets fell on day one of the Ashes Test
The Boxing Day Ashes Test once again highlighted the ever-lasting appeal of Test cricket, as a crowd of 93,442 spectators filled the Melbourne Cricket
On a chaotic and bowler-dominated opening day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), 20 wickets fell - a rare occurrence in modern cricket with covered pitches.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) witnessed a staggering 93,442 fans as they came to enjoy Australia v England 4th Ashes test.
An astounding 20 wickets fell on a frantic first day of the fourth Ashes Test yesterday, with Australia all out for 152 before storming back to dismiss England for 110 and leave the clash on a knife-edge.
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Revealed: How The Boxing Day Ashes Test Broke MCG’s All-Time Attendance Record; 94,199 Fans
The iconic venue will also host the historic one-off day-night Test match between arch-rivals Australia and England.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has called for the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) wicket to come under scrutiny after 20 wickets fell on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes 2025-26 Test.
Victoria Police has announced a "new layer of protection" for the community for the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.