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Records left in the Ashes as bowlers blitz Boxing Day

The MCG pitch has turned into a minefield as a record 20 wickets tumbled on Boxing Day as Australia's pacemen inflicted new pain on beleaguered England.

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Pace aces to spearhead Australia's Boxing Day Test

Australia's bid for an Ashes whitewash will resume at the MCG on Boxing Day without a spinner after they elected not to pick a replacement for Nathan Lyon.

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‘Am I allowed to hold it?’: behind the seams of the MCG’s Shane Warne exhibition

Pivotal items from the legendary leg-spinner’s career, including the ball of the century, make up the exhibit

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Australia's bold call to leave spinner out for MCG Test

Australia will go in with a pace-heavy XI for the Boxing Day Test after opting to leave out Nathan Lyon's replacement, Todd Murphy, to face England at the MCG.

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'Obviously it sucks': Stokes calls for England pride

As the hits keep coming for England, captain Ben Stokes is urging his players to rally in the last two Ashes Tests, starting at the MCG on Boxing Day.

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Five big Boxing Day Ashes Tests: Botham, Pietersen and Warne

Opening salvos before a huge MCG crowd are often among the most memorable meetings between Australia and England – here are five crackers

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MCG to honour Warne during Boxing Day Ashes Test

So much of Shane Warne's outstanding career featured big moments at the MCG and he will feature prominently during the Boxing Day Ashes Test.

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Wounded England must salvage more than pride in MCG Boxing Day Ashes Test

Can McCullum’s ‘horse-whispering’ still register against a rampant Australia hungry for a series whitewash?

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Australia considering pace onslaught for MCG Test

Cameron Green's spot for Boxing Day could be in jeopardy, with Australia considering using four pacemen at the MCG to further rattle demoralised England.

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Stars' 41-year-old veteran helps upset BBL champions

The Melbourne Stars' bid for a maiden BBL title has begun brightly, as they demolished reigning champions Hobart by eight wickets at the MCG.

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Victoria pull off brilliant late run chase in Shield

Unheralded opener Blake Macdonald has posted a maiden first-class century to guide Victoria to a thrilling six-wicket win against Western Australia at the MCG.

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Marsh fails again as rain halts Victoria's charge

Less than 30 overs were bowled at the MCG on Saturday, but Mitch Marsh was dismissed cheaply in that period in a blow to his hopes of a Test cameo.

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AFL shrugs off Rankine missing spicy Magpies-Crows game

AFL minor premiers Adelaide will open their 2026 campaign with a grudge match against Collingwood at the MCG, although there will be one very notable absentee.

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Let There Be Rock: Australia thunderstruck by AC/DC

AC/DC's Power Up tour is about to kick off in Australia, and at the MCG a black steel stage is standing ready for the band to rock.

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Hazlewood, Marsh dominate India in T20 at heaving MCG

Josh Hazlewood and Mitch Marsh have starred in Australia's four-wicket win over India at the MCG to go 1-0 up with three games left in the series.

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Australia beat India by four wickets: second men’s Twenty20 international – as it happened

Mitch Marsh fires at top of the order and Josh Hazlewood stars with the ball as Australia defeat India in the T20 at the MCG

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Lions in dreamland as staggering second half delivers grand final glory to Brisbane

Defining moments came thick and fast in a barely believable salvo at the MCG that Geelong had no answer to

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Snoop bops, then on-song Lions dance to their own tune

Snoop Dogg was the official AFL grand final entertainment, but it was the Brisbane Lions, and their catchy goal songs, who owned the day against Geelong.

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Feline good: Lions and Cats fans turn out to AFL parade

Diehard fans have turned out to show their support to their footy heroes ahead of the AFL grand final, with many confident their teams can get it done.

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Measles clusters pose outbreak risk in grand final trek

As Brisbane Lions fans flock to the MCG, epidemiologists sound the alarm after multiple clusters of measles cases across Queensland.

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'Part of your DNA': Snoop taking grand final seriously

Snoop Dogg has strutted into the MCG for his official appearance ahead of a fascinating, somewhat controversial, AFL grand-final entertainment set.

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Fagan's journey from gravel-ground gory to MCG glory

Chris Fagan has gone from a gravel ground in a small Tasmanian town to MCG glory and an unprecedented AFL coaching feat.

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Brisbane beat Collingwood: AFL 2025 first preliminary final – as it happened

The Lions defeat the Magpies by 29 points in a preliminary final at the MCG to book their place in a third consecutive grand final

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Vintage Patrick Dangerfield leads Geelong into AFL grand final with win over Hawthorn

Cats defeat Hawks 17.13 (115) to 13.7 (85) at the MCG as their 35-year-old captain scores three goals in preliminary final

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Geelong defeat Hawthorn: AFL 2025 preliminary final – as it happened

The Cats book a grand final spot as a Patrick Dangerfield masterclass helps them beat the Hawks by 30 points at the MCG

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