Sam Kunti (@samindrakunti.bsky.social)

Australia edge wild Boxing Day with England as 20 wickets fall in fourth Ashes Test * Fourth Test, day one: Australia 152 & 4-0; England 110 * Bowlers feast on green-tinged pitch on day one at MCG A record 94,199 spectators turned up to the MCG on Boxing Day and none will forget what they witnessed. An extraordinary 20 wickets tumbled on a pitch offering lavish movement and Cricket Australia were left fearing what would be a second multi-million dollar loss in this Ashes series. The first came in Perth, when that two-day series opener triggered the refunds and left visiting supporters scrambling for sightseeing trips. This fourth Test had the ingredients for a repeat, not just a surface with 10mm of grass but also a touring side in England who, having lost the Ashes and with criticism flying, looked broken before the coin even went up. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/26/ashes-australia-england-boxing-day-fourth-test-cricket-day-one-report?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu