MCG registers record attendance on Day 1 of IND-AUS Test

Boxing Day Test: MCG registers record attendance on Day 1 of IND-AUS Test
The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia saw record attendance with 87,242 fans, hitting new highs. Australia, batting first, scored 311/6 with contributions from Sam Konstas,
Boxing Day Test: Day 1 witnesses 87,000-plus spectators at MCG
Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India saw a record-breaking 87,242 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). This number sets a new record for the highest turnout in a Test between the two teams on a single day. Notably, the tickets for this much-anticipated event were sold out two weeks prior to the match.
Steve Smith breaks Joe Root's all-time record against India with hundred in boxing day Test at MCG
Steve Smith also brought up his fifth Test hundred at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He now has more Test centuries than Alan Border at the iconic venue. Notably, this is Smith's second consecutive hundred in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Boxing Day, celebrated the day after Christmas, historically involved giving gifts to workers and the less fortunate in England. The tradition of a Boxing Day Test at the MCG began in 1950, becoming an integral part of Australia’s cricketing calendar.
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With Australia at 311 for six at Stumps on Day 1, are India still in with a good enough chance to come up trumps at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)?
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