Travis Head’s second Test century is the standout individual score but much is owed to Steve Smith for grafting his way through 242 deliveries when New Zealand were at their most threatening. Wonderful controlled fast bowling. "It's been what I would imagine footballers might experience. India vs Australia Boxing Day Test: Player of the match medal to honour Aus aboriginal cricketer. Stumps. Quick and short from Pattinson, tucking Williamson up, but the Kiwi skipper nonetheless tries the pull, but he can only top-edge high in the air for Paine to run around to leg-gully and pouch the catch. See how it all unfolded in our live blog. I reckon we’re 20-25 overs until the declaration, allowing Australia 15-20 overs at New Zealand tonight. Live cricket updates: Black Caps v Australia, Boxing Day test, day two at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 26 Dec, 2019 10:30 PM 4 minutes to read Pat Cummins of Australia … Adam Collins (earlier), Fri 27 Dec 2019 02.42 EST The first time a test match was played in Australia on the Boxing Day was in 1950 when the host nation pitted themselves against arch rivals England as part of the Ashes tour. 141st over: Australia 414-5 (Head 91, Paine 72) Trent Boult replaces Neil Wagner in some forlorn attempt by Kane Williamson to convince us New Zealand remain committed to taking 20 wickets. After bowling Australia out for 116 to lead by 198 on first innings, captain Mike Atherton wanted quick runs to set the Aussies a stiff target and have time to bowl them out again. Superb innings. He’s still 0-68 from 15 overs this Boxing Day Test and clearly lost the confidence of his skipper though. This is The Roar’s guide to … Australia vs New Zealand, Third Test … Many important sports events are held on Boxing Day. Three off the over. Official attendance for Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test is 19,720 #AUSvsNZ. The MCG’s recent run of lifeless pitches has Australia toying with the idea of handing Michael Neser a Test debut as a fifth bowler on Boxing Day. Australia win the Boxing Day Test by 247 runs ... Travis Head named player of the match for his first-innings 114. Helmet's off, bat is raised, the crowd are happy. Sat, 29 Dec - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 258/8 (Pat Cummins 61*, Nathan Lyon 6*, 85 ov) Sun, 30 Dec - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 261/10 (89.3 ov) - end of match MATCH NOTES 10th over: New Zealand 31-1 (Latham 3, Williamson 4) The first slightly wayward over from Cummins in his spell but Latham can only fashion two from it, missing out on a leg stump full toss. It’s day 3 of the second test match between Australia and Pakistan. 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It really does thud into the bat. ... 2019. 9th over: New Zealand 29-1 (Latham 1, Williamson 4) Time for James Pattinson, and the parochial Victorian crowd roars its approval. His latest interrogation features a short ball that leaves a cherry red mark on his white shirt just below his silver fern. AUS vs NZ - Get match news, latest updates of New Zealand in Australia 2019-20. Sports. The test match is held at the MCG , one of the most popular sports stadiums in Australia. Check out Aus vs NZ 2019 Fixtures and Scorecards here. Cummins illustrates the point by whistling a delivery past the outside edge, getting one to hold its line from around the wicket. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is the venue for the Boxing Day Test. The paceman goes for three in an over highlighted by a Paine drive that was timed sweetly but just reminded all involved that this multi-paced surface is far from a road. Close on day 2 - New Zealand 44-2 (Australia 467), WICKET! A couple more follow soon after for Blundell, who is very still and very crouched at the crease. This year’s Boxing Day Test starts on Wednesday, December 26 at 10:30am AEDT. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. Was there an inside-edge? Cummins ends the over with his third maiden, moreover, there’s been just one scoring shot in the 24 deliveries he’s sent down this afternoon so far. Santner walks for 27. Maybe the corporate bars and areas are the only places to get full strength beer?”. Lyon can’t resist hooking Southee and he helps it all the way to the safe hands of Wagner on the fine-leg boundary. A staid celebration from keeper and bowler, but just three (possibly two?) It sounds mean but we calculated that between us we had spent more than 230 lunchtimes that year coaching cricket and had become very adept at eating while standing.”. The final Test will be the New Year’s Test which has been scheduled at the Sydney Cricke… It’s the biggest Test of the Australian summer, with Australia taking on New Zealand in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. (France, not Texas),” Gervase Greene, always a pleasure to hear from you. The last time the Black Caps played at the MCG was in 1987, 32 years ago in a drawn Test Match. Held in Melbourne, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and national team which is touring Australia that summer. Definite miss. Kane Williamson's poor series continued when he was trapped LBW to Pattinson for a duck, though it was given on umpire's call after DRS showed a coat of paint was all that was in it shaving leg stump. 59,675 at the MCG today. “After 3 o’clock, patrons at the bar in the Great Southern Stand are restricted to two beers per customer. During the drinks break another AFL footballer is interviewed by the host broadcaster. Nice stuff from Marnus as Blundell navigates the maiden over. Ricky Ponting then goes on to forensically examine Latham’s flawed technique, concluding that it is not good, especially outside off stump. https://t.co/BQQ3wXlhIk. BLUNDELL'S DONE IT! Photo / Photosport Question marks still linger on what the Black Caps bowlers can expect from the MCG pitch. FOUR MORE! The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australiainvolving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team which is touring Australia during the southern summer. Peter Kell is on the front line at the MCG, and the news is worrying. 4th over: New Zealand 20-0 (Latham 1, Blundell 12) If Starc to Blundell is unpredictable and full of incident, Cummins to Latham is a study of discipline. Teams and details tba Christmas is over and it's Day 1 of the Vodafone Boxing Day Test. India went into the test match with a big question mark about their openers. 5th over: New Zealand 23-0 (Latham 1, Blundell 15) There’s that backfoot drive again from Blundell, right up en pointe, guiding Starc through point for three. New Zealand play him well this over though, trusting the length, and the pitch, which has so far not misbehaved since the innings break. Catch all the live action from the Boxing Day Test between Australia and New Zealand through our live commentary. Just missing the edge. Head will have to stew over his brew during the tea break. It's undoubtedly the one highlight for them this match. Live cricket coverage, live streaming, cricket highlights, live scores, breaking news, video, analysis and expert opinion. You idiots!! Australia steamrollering their way through this match now. Lyon c Wagner b Southee 1 (Australia 467), WICKET! Latham is watchful, hanging back and leaving as often as he can. With the added energy boost of his wicket he beats Latham for pace and arrows in a superb yorker that is only just repelled. Goodness the shirtless Kiwi fans are enjoying this. Head c Santner b Wagner 114 (Australia 458-8), Travis Head’s second Test century guided Australia to 467, New Zealand lost two quick wickets late in the day. To find out if they can survive tomorrow’s examination join Adam Collins and I right here. It's a deserved ton, and it's been entertaining throughout. 153rd over: Australia 458-8 (Pattinson 6, Cummins 0) Australia continue to bat on despite the wickets falling and Wagner - in the 153rd over of the innings - celebrates a wicket-maiden. Heck, I'm happy. That particular intervention with Steele Sidebottom was about as vapid as you could design, including an admission from Sidebottom that he’d never watched a Test at the G before, which is about as un-Victorian as it gets. Follow the action live Australia press for victory on day four of the Boxing Day Test. All rights reserved. David Warner ruled out of Boxing Day Test The opener has not recovered from injury but also can't enter Australia's biosecure hub alongside Sean Abbott Daniel Brettig 23-Dec-2020 Facebook Twitter. BJ Watling's resistance finally came to an end after a watchful 22 off 63, inside edging a sharp Lyon delivery to leg slip. Simply too good for Tom Blundell. The Australia v New Zealand Boxing Day Test will start at 11:15pm on Christmas Day (Wednesday 25th December) 2019 in UK time. The match petered out into a draw, and Hick allegedly refused to speak to Athers for the remainder of the tour.”. Both Cummins and Pattinson must be giggling into their Fast Bowling Cartel (TM) apparel. Tim Paine’s rapid 79 gave the innings some impetus late-on, setting up the post-tea thrash. Blundell's impressive ton came off 185 deliveries and in the face of incessant chatter from the Australian fielders and high-pressure bowling from the seamers and Lyon. Australia Vs New Zealand, Cricket Score 2nd Test Match. NEW DELHI: It was on January 7, 2019, when India registered its first-ever series win on Australian soil. 1.26am EST 01:26. ... Boxing Day Test LIVE from the MCG: Australia vs New Zealand. Diehard New Zealand cricket fans can start planning their 2019 Christmas in Melbourne. Lyon to Santner, who drives to long off for a single. 138th over: Australia 405-5 (Head 91, Paine 67) Nobody winced at any of Santner’s deliveries that over. 154th over: Australia 463-9 (Pattinson 11, Lyon 0) Before Cummins’ wicket Pattinson absolutely smoked Southee through midwicket for four. NEW DELHI: It was on January 7, 2019, when India registered its first-ever series win on Australian soil. Well done the new guy! Boxing Day Test Melbourne Australia, 2021 Dates, MCG Tickets & Seating This annual event is held the day after Christmas on December 26th every year, running over the course of 5 days. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. The bowler, charging in over the wicket, is aiming to hit the seam and angle the ball away from the batsman just short of a good length. Bring back bay 13 and look after the mob. They are serving weak mid-strength beer, hardly conducive to a mutiny. Australia vs India Boxing Day Test start time. All-spin attack at the moment? FOUR! © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. DRS reveals it is as close to out as you can get but the margin for error on height is just - barely - umpire’s call, so Head survives. AUS v PAK Second Test Day 3 Takes the Lead for Overnight TV Ratings on Free to Air. The highest-ever score by a New Zealander at the MCG in a Test, he clips Cummins to midwicket and sets off for a quick single. Overpitched and launched through midwicket on the full! Lyon has a fourth! Now Blundell joins in, clubbing Lyon to long on, also for one. Williamson c Paine b Pattinson 9 (New Zealand 39-2), WICKET! Sumptuous timing for four. Southee's facing. The right-handed Blundell then survives a nifty in-swinger before nudging off his pads for his first two runs as a Test opener. History of Boxing Day Test. Official attendance for Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test is 59,676 #AUSvNZ. CA announces 2019-20 summer schedule ... Sir Richard Hadlee in the 1987 Boxing Day Test // Getty. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The MCG’s recent run of lifeless pitches has Australia toying with the idea of handing Michael Neser a Test debut as a fifth bowler on Boxing Day. Both balls short, but not on Boult’s toes, and both had Travis Head hopping nervously and flinching inside the line. Domain Test Series v New Zealand. Well played Tom Blundell, good knock under the circumstances……..you can go now, thanks. The Boxing Day Test match is the biggest match on the Australian cricketing calendar. Follow the action live Australia press for victory on day four of the Boxing Day Test. He needed just three sighters before landing the ball on the precise line and length required to snare his man. The first Test against New Zealand at the new Perth Stadium will be played from 12-16 December 2019. Trent Boult bowling in a warm-up match ahead of the Boxing Day test against Australia. Thanks for the blog guys, it’s been another fun test. Head then allows his thigh-pad to deflect four leg-byes. Williamson also paid credit to the supporters. Australia fined 40% of match fee, four WTC points for slow over-rate in Boxing Day Test (Source: Reuters) The Australian cricket team was fined 40 per cent of its match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second Test, which concluded here on Tuesday. Depending on weather and the state of the game, it is scheduled to be held over 5 days. They will move on to play the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26-30 December 2019. Boxing Day Test 2019: Michael Neser debut. Boxing Day Test 2019: Michael Neser debut. Trent Boult found those spots in his most recent spell and there was enough in his effort balls to suggest the New Zealand openers will not relish the conditions. There is surely now only one possible winner in this match, all that remains to be seen is if the Kiwis can mount a rearguard with the bat to force a draw. 142nd over: Australia 417-5 (Head 92, Paine 74) Santner, and New Zealand, going through the motions. “Hi Jonathan,” hi Keith. The test match is held at the MCG , one of the most popular sports stadiums in Australia. CA announces 2019-20 ... Sir Richard Hadlee in the 1987 Boxing Day Test // Getty. “So, what’s the magic number for the declaration, or is it a magic time of the day today?” I reckon it’s a time thing. Boxing. India vs Australia: Boxing Day Test crucial in deciding fate of the series, says Burns Trailing 0-1 in the series and with Virat Kohli going back to India for the birth of his first child, India will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the remainder of the series. Held in Melbourne, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and national team which is touring Australia that summer. Blundell works the ball through the leg side and gets one. 140th over: Australia 411-5 (Head 91, Paine 69) Just the one from Santner’s latest over. Thanks for the commentary Gentlemen - great humour and great result. Intrigue over who would bat eight for Australia was supposed to be about Cummins and Pattinson but out strides Starc, presumably to long-handle a few en route to a declaration sooner rather than later. ... 2019. Steve Smith laid the platform, patiently accumulating 85 before Travis Head (114) took on the job of shepherd, inching to his second Test century and securing his short-term future in the process. India's Ajinkya Rahane holds his man of the match award after winning the second cricket test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. … He's hit it straight to Lyon who just about gets his fingers under it, and. Australia walked out of the MCG on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test with their heads held high. I honestly don't know how to describe this. Of course not. 150th over: Australia 444-7 (Head 104 Pattinson 4) After Head raised his bat, Pattinson leaned into a cover drive sweeter than any we’ve seen all Test. With this win, India has taken an unassailable 2-1 lead against the Aussies in this four test series. The second rips through Taylor’s forward press, smacks into the pad and umpire Erasmus raises his finger! The Boxing Day Test is the highlight of the cricket calendar in Australia and routinely attracts throngs of spectators, with the 91,112 who watched England in 2013 the record. Teams and details tba Christmas is over and it's Day 1 of the Vodafone Boxing Day Test. The Australia v New Zealand Boxing Day Test will start at 11:15pm on Christmas Day (Wednesday 25th December) 2019 in UK time. Blundell won't carry the bat today! ... Boxing Day Test LIVE from the MCG: Australia vs New Zealand. A big leg break beats centurion Blundell! Boxing Day is a public holiday. Super day 2 crowd #AUSvNZ. Australia v New Zealand day 3 match report: ... 2019 Highlight. 11th over: New Zealand 33-1 (Latham 4, Williamson 5) Pattinson must bowl about the heaviest ball in the game. Boxing Day Test Melbourne Australia, 2021 Dates, MCG Tickets & Seating This annual event is held the day after Christmas on December 26th every year, running over the course of 5 days. Corporate Boxes for Australia vs New Zealand at the MCG will be the hottest cricket ticket in town in 2019. 13th over: New Zealand 39-2 (Latham 6, Taylor 0) To use host broadcaster parlance, Pattinson is up and about. Lyon continues from the other end. “I have been waiting much of the day for Pain(e) to miscue a square cut down to fine-leg off CdG so I could contribute a witty bon mot on this game of French cricket. They are cricket’s true parishioners. Marnus has gone and dropped a return catch! Wagner nearly kills Lyon in the process! Over 40 minutes Blundell spent in the 90's - the mental strength to keep his head when all others around him had lost theirs has been brilliant to watch. When he gets his tail up like this he reminds me of a juvenile Rottweiler, muscular and eager, with that slight hint of undomesticated menace about him. Not much else worth reporting as New Zealand put their shots away with the close of play under ten minutes away. 147th over: Australia 431-5 (Head 98, Paine 77) Maiden from Boult. Most of the kids didn’t turn up. Also Read | Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Match 2019 Day 3 Live Streaming on Sony Liv: How to Watch Free Live Telecast of AUS vs NZ Boxing-Day Test on TV & Online in India. Wagner invites Williamson to go upstairs again in search of an LBW and it looks a good call. 152nd over: Australia 458-7 (Head 114, Pattinson 6) Southee is just cannon fodder now with Australia in T20 mode, but with the field well-placed he concedes just four singles. 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