Cricket

Cricket Australia is staring down a second two-day Test in the one Ashes series, with the Boxing Day clash still in fast forward at lunch on Saturday.

As the Boxing Day Test heads for an early finish, Cricket Australia is set to weigh up whether it needs to be more hands-on with pitch preparation in future.

WATCH: England are staring down yet another blow on a tour that full of them, with paceman Gus Atkinson limping off the MCG on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test. 

Star Hobart batter Tim David has left the field mid-innings after injuring a hamstring against the Perth Scorchers, barely more than a month out from the T20 World Cup.

The biggest-ever crowd for a day of cricket in Australia has flocked to the MCG for the Boxing Day Test, despite the Ashes already being decided.

It’s the first time Anika Wells has missed the Boxing Day Test since she was handed the portfolio.

West Australian pace ace Jhye Richardson will play his first Test in four years, set to make up a four-man Australian pace attack in the Boxing Day Test on Friday. 

Australia's bid for an Ashes whitewash will resume at the MCG on Boxing Day without a spinner after they elected not to pick a replacement for Nathan Lyon.

England’s under-fire cricketers have donned Santa hats during a low-key Christmas Day training session in Melbourne as they try and stave off an embarrassing Ashes whitewash. SEE THE PICS

Jhye Richardson is poised to play his first Test match in four years, picked in a 12-man Australian squad for Boxing Day. 

Star England paceman Jofra Archer will miss the final two Tests of The Ashes, with the tourists also making a selection statement by dropping a senior batter for the Boxing Day clash. See the team changes here!

‘How I handle this moment right now is the most important thing to me.’

So much of Shane Warne's outstanding career featured big moments at the MCG and he will feature prominently during the Boxing Day Ashes Test.