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The Boxing Day Test has cultural significance and often draws large crowds, [3] although increased competition from Twenty20 fixtures in the Big Bash League has led to variances in attendance; the MCG hosted its largest Boxing Day crowd in 2013, the fourth Test of the 2013–14 Ashes series against England. [3]
The MCG was the scene of the first ever Test match, which was played in 1877 between Australia and England. [2] The ground also hosted the first One Day International (ODI), which took place in 1971 between Australia and England. [3] Charles Bannerman became the first Test centurion at the
Steve Smith won his first toss and decided to bat on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test. David Warner (0) fell early with the score at 1/0. Chris Rogers (46*) and Shane Watson (40*) put on a 92-run stand and led Australia out of trouble as they reached 1/92 at lunch.
Konstas, 19, to make Australia debut in Boxing Day Test. December 24, 2024 at 1:08 AM. Konstas averages 42.23 across 18 first-class innings [Getty Images]
The first modern Boxing Day Test was held at St George's Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth in 1992. [1] Two years later, in 1994, the venue shifted to Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban. Durban's Kingsmead remained the predominant venue for the event until 2011, when the Test was hosted at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. [4]
Third Test, the Gabba (day five of five) Australia 445 & 89-7 dec: Bumrah 3-18. India 252-9 & 8-0. ... The five-match series resumes with the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on 26 December (23:30 GMT ...
The inaugural Boxing Day Test took place in 1998 at Basin Reserve, featuring a match against India and highlighted by Simon Doull's bowling figures of 7-65. [2] [3]In 1999, New Zealand faced the West Indies in a Boxing Day Test, with Matthew Sinclair scoring a double century on his Test debut.
Fast forward a few hours and debutant Konstas, Australia's new 19-year-old batting sensation, was doing so on Boxing Day in front of 90,000 people at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.