December · Victoria · Melbourne
Boxing Day Test
The highlight of the Australian cricket summer, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day.
The Boxing Day Test is one of the biggest days on the Australian cricket calendar, with more than 90,000 fans filling the MCG for the first day of the five-day test match.
The Boxing Day Test is a five-day cricket test match held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting on 26 December each year. The tradition goes back to 1950 and has become the most-attended single day of cricket in the world, with crowds of more than 90,000 fans filling the MCG for the first day.
The Australian team plays a rotating opponent each year. The most significant editions are against England during the Ashes series (held every two years in Australia), though Australia versus India and Australia versus South Africa have all drawn record crowds in recent years. The match is broadcast live on free-to-air television across the country.
The Boxing Day Test sits in the middle of the Australian summer, just after Christmas and before New Year, and has become part of the national holiday routine for many cricket-following households. The atmosphere at the MCG on day one is one of the best in world cricket.
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