Boxing Day Test
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Boxing Day Test could be at MCG if crowd can come, says Cricket Australia's Nick Hockley
Cricket | Aug 08, 2020, 01:28 PM ISTThere have been talks of shifting the Boxing Day Test to Adelaide amid the rising coronavirus cases in Victoria.
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CA contemplating moving Boxing Day Test from traditional home MCG due to COVID-19 fear
Cricket | Aug 06, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTDue to rising COVID-19 cases in Victoria, Cricket Australia is contemplating shifting the Boxing Day Test against India to Adelaide.
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Increase in COVID-19 cases raises doubts over Boxing Day Test between India and Australia in MCG
Cricket | Jul 01, 2020, 11:55 AM ISTVictoria has reported 75 new cases on Monday, which pushed health officials in Queensland to close its borders with the rest of Australia, to enact tough new protocols.
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Tim Paine fears Boxing Day Test against India could be shifted out of MCG
Cricket | Jun 23, 2020, 02:26 PM ISTIf the match is shifted to Perth, the CA plans to hold it at the Optus Stadium, which can sit 60,000 supporters and is regarded as the best venue in Australia outside the MCG.
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Boxing Day Test: Pat Cummins five-for puts Australia in control after Day 3
Cricket | Dec 28, 2019, 03:00 PM ISTAustralia ended day three on 137/4 with a lead of 456 runs against New Zealand at the MCG in the Boxing Day Test.
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Boxing Day Test: Trent Boult ruled out of 3rd Test after suffering finger fracture
Cricket | Dec 28, 2019, 02:25 PM ISTNew Zealand Cricket confirmed that Trent Boult will require around four weeks of rehabilitation.
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Boxing Day Test: Travis Head, pacers put Australia on top after Day 2 against New Zealand
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 02:00 PM ISTTravis Head scored second Test century while James Pattinson and Pat Cummins grabbed a wicket each as New Zealand ended Day 2 on 44/2, trailing Australia by 423 runs at the MCG.
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Mark Waugh feels New Zealand can't win Boxing Day Test because of Mitchell Santner
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 01:26 PM ISTMitchell Santner was taken to task by the Australian batters as he conceded 82 runs in his 20 overs and failed to even pick up a wicket.
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Boxing Day Test at MCG under threat due to climate change
Cricket | Dec 27, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTAccording to a report, in decades to come, extreme heat will eventually make the yearly match which sees Australia take on a visiting nation at the MCG a thing of the past.
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Australia vs New Zealand: Boxing Day Test registers record attendance at MCG
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 03:13 PM ISTThe ongoing Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand on Thursday witnessed a record attendance at the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as 80,473 fans turned out for the contest.
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South Africa vs England: James Anderson claims wicket on first ball in landmark 150th Test
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 02:55 PM ISTJames Anderson, 37, made a terrific comeback as he scalped Dean Elgar with the very first ball he bowled.
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Steve Smith 77* as Australia end Day 1 of Boxing Day Test on 257/4 against New Zealand
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 02:19 PM ISTSteve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne scored fifties as Australia posted 257/4 as record crowd attended day one of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
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AUS vs NZ: Steve Smith booed by New Zealand fans in Boxing Day Test at MCG
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 12:42 PM ISTAs Smith walked onto the ground, boos echoed around the MCG, thus making him angry.
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Boxing Day Test: Steve Smith breaks into Australia's top 10 Test run-scorers
Cricket | Dec 26, 2019, 11:42 AM ISTSteve Smith went past former Test captain Greg Chappell's tally of 7,110 runs with a comfortable single in the 51st over, moving into 10th position.
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Australia captain Tim Paine heaps praise on Pat Cummins ahead of Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 25, 2019, 02:30 PM ISTPat Cummins, 26, has enjoyed a great year as he had become the second-fastest Australian paceman behind Charlie Turner to a 100 Test wickets.
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Australia vs New Zealand: Trent Boult confirmed to play Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 25, 2019, 10:22 AM ISTTrent Boult had picked up a rib injury in a Test against England last month and could not play the first match against Australia at Perth.
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Australia vs New Zealand: David Warner fit for Boxing Day Test, says Justin Langer
Cricket | Dec 24, 2019, 03:36 PM ISTSpeaking on the team combination for the Boxing Day Test, Justin Langer said that a call will be taken after they have a look at the wicket at the MCG.
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Tom Blundell to open for New Zealand in Boxing Day Test against Australia
Cricket | Dec 22, 2019, 04:21 PM ISTThe visitors tried out Blundell at the top in their practise game against Victoria XI ahead of the Test and the 29-year-old didn't disappoint as he slammed an unbeaten half-century.
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James Pattinson to play Boxing Day Test against New Zealand
Cricket | Dec 21, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTJames Pattinson last played a Test for Australia in the five-match Ashes series in England.
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Aaron Finch determined to play Boxing Day Test despite finger injury
Cricket | Dec 23, 2018, 12:05 PM ISTAaron Finch injured his finger during the second innings of the Perth Test after being hit by a Mohammed Shami delivery.