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Ashes advantage England: Visitors take 4 Australian wickets after winning the toss at the MCG

Yankton Daily Press 26 Dec 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — England pace bowler Josh Tongue took three early wickets as Australia limped to lunch at 72-4 Friday on the first day of the fourth Ashes test ....
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Boxing Day Test 2025: History, significance and what is at stake at MCG?

India TV 25 Dec 2025
Over time, Boxing Day evolved into a nationally recognised holiday, allowing for public gatherings and large sporting events ... ....
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No spinner for Australia on 'grassy' MCG pitch

BBC News 25 Dec 2025
Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green” ... .
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‘Furry and green’: The MCG Grinch that cruelled spinner’s Boxing Day hopes

Sydney Morning Herald 25 Dec 2025
Melbourne’s green MCG pitch is the Grinch that stole Boxing Day from Todd Murphy, while Cameron Green’s Test spot is on notice with a demotion to No.7 ....
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Australia Drop Josh Inglis, Pick All-Pace Attack For Boxing Day Test At MCG

News18 25 Dec 2025
Steve Smith is back, and the right-handed batter will captain the Australian team in the fourth Ashes Test, which is set to start on Friday (December 26) ....
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Ashes LIVE: England win the toss and will BOWL on MCG green top with both ...

The Daily Mail 25 Dec 2025
The hosts are trying to roll to a 4-0 lead in the series without skipper Pat Cummins and spin king Nathan Lyon ....
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Live: Australia batting first after losing toss in Boxing Day Ashes Test at sold-out MCG

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 25 Dec 2025
Australia and England meet in front of a massive MCG crowd on Boxing Day as England looks to salvage some pride having already lost the series. Follow live ... .
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Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes, Ollie Pope dropped: England announce playing XI for MCG Test

Hindustan Times 25 Dec 2025
Gus Atkinsoin returns after missing the third Test in Adelaide, coming straight back into the XI as England look to fight for pride at the iconic MCG ... England will take the field at the MCG knowing the margins are now even thinner.
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‘Ollie Pope looked too insecure’: England's MCG Test playing XI a ‘painful reminder of how ...

Hindustan Times 25 Dec 2025
England's Ollie Pope has been dropped from the playing XI of the MCG Test.(AP) ... “Removing him from the firing line is the right call ... England's MCG Test playing XI a ‘painful reminder of how everything is falling apart’. See Less ....
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MCG seals four properties in Zone-1 over ₹89 lakh property tax dues

Hindustan Times 25 Dec 2025
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Tuesday sealed four properties in Zone-1 after finding long-pending dues amounting to over ₹89 lakh in a crackdown on property tax defaulters, officials said.
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Four pacers to receive England at MCG; Steve Smith explains Australia's no-spinner strategy for Boxing ...

Hindustan Times 25 Dec 2025
Speaking at the MCG on Thursday, Smith framed Australia’s decision as a response to conditions rather than a philosophical knock on spin ... England announce playing XI for MCG Test.
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The Ashes at The G: 'Melbourne, Boxing Day, a coliseum with 100,000 in — it ...

The Athletic 25 Dec 2025
The 11th biggest and one of the most intimidating stadia in world sport hosts the Boxing Day Test in front of a sell-out crowd of 100,000 ....
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