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  •   Home > News > Sports > Cricket

    The MCG looks like it'll be open for business for the Boxing Day test

    The MCG looks like it'll be open for business for the Boxing Day test


    This year's match between Australia and India has all but been guaranteed by Victorian premier Daniel Andrews, with the easing of the state's coronavirus restrictions after more than four months of lockdown.

    No Covid-19 cases were recorded in Victoria yesterday.

    The Melbourne Cup's still expected to be raced without fans.

    INTERNATIONAL CRICKET WITH RESENE - NEW ZEALAND'S MOST TRUSTED PAINT BRAND

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cricket News
     05 Jan: England has a new contender for worst dismissal of the Ashes series on Day 2 of the final test in Sydney
     05 Jan: It's a trans-Tasman showdown in the men's singles final at the National Bowls Championship in Christchurch
     05 Jan: England batter Joe Root has brought up a century on Day 2 of the final Ashes cricket test against Australia in Sydney - his second ton of the series, on Sky Sport
     05 Jan: Australian bowling coach Dan Vettori believes the omission of a specialist spinner for the fifth Ashes test at Sydney is an outlier, not the new norm
     05 Jan: More scheduling drama looms for cricket's ICC ahead of the men's T-20 World Cup starting next month in India and Sri Lanka
     04 Jan: The Northern Brave have beaten the Sparks - formerly the Otago Sparks - by 24 runs in their women's Super Smash T20 game in Mount Maunganui
     04 Jan: England's top three are all back in the pavilion within the opening 90 minutes of the fifth and final Ashes test in Sydney
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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Jacob Elordi and Sarah Snook win at Critics Choice Awards 15:07

    Cricket:
    England has a new contender for worst dismissal of the Ashes series on Day 2 of the final test in Sydney 14:57

    Law and Order:
    The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning 14:57

    Cricket:
    It's a trans-Tasman showdown in the men's singles final at the National Bowls Championship in Christchurch 14:47

    National:
    What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss? 14:27

    National:
    As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning 14:17

    National:
    Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll 14:07

    Cricket:
    England batter Joe Root has brought up a century on Day 2 of the final Ashes cricket test against Australia in Sydney - his second ton of the series, on Sky Sport 14:07

    Law and Order:
    Police say they'll continue to target unsafe driving after seven deaths on the roads over the official summer holiday period 13:47

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Wanaka 13:37


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