The 80,473 who attended was second-biggest for a non-Ashes fixture on Boxing Day, behind the 85,661 who witnessed Australia play the West Indies in 1975.
December 26, 2019On the first day of the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand, Steve Smith went past former Test captain Greg Chappell's tally of 7,110 runs.
December 26, 2019James Pattinson last played a Test for Australia in the five-match Ashes series in England. He featured in the Leed's Test in August.
December 21, 2019After Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the Boxing Day Test, former skipper Ricky Ponting has backed James Pattinson to replace him.
December 15, 2019The Australian innings was anchored by Labuschagne, who looked set for his third successive innings over 150 when he was bowled by Neil Wagner.
December 13, 2019If Trent Boult fails to recover in time, gun-quick Lockie Ferguson is likely to make his Test debut in the first Test between Australia and New Zealand.
December 11, 2019Australia senior men’s cricket team head coach Justin Langer, on Tuesday, said that they are “more than likely” to keep the same eleven, which played against Pakistan, for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. “I’d be a brave man to change the XI. The boys are playing well. We’ve still got a couple of...
December 10, 2019The first day of the Sheffield Shield match between Victora and Western Australia was suspended after several batsmen were hit by rising deliveries.
December 7, 2019On Monday, Australia completed the 2-0 series sweep over Pakistan. They had won the first Test by an innings and five runs at The Gabba.
December 3, 2019