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Ashes 2025: How the internet reacted to England winning the Boxing Day Test in two days

28 December 2025

The English swashed their buckles and came out on top in a Boxing Day Test that was played in fast-forward. Here's how the internet reacted.

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	27 Dec 2025: Wellington allrounder Logan van Beek is raring to get back into action in the Firebirds' opening T20 Super Smash match of the season against the Central Stags in Palmerston North this afternoon... more

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Harry Brook's on the attack, Cameron Green runs himself out and Josh Tongue cashes in — quick hits from Boxing Day at the MCG
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The series may be gone but the England cricketers seemingly don't care, as they ripped through the Australian batters before tea in the Boxing Day test
	26 Dec 2025: The series may be gone but the England cricketers seemingly don't care, as they ripped through the Australian batters before tea in the Boxing Day test... more

The local T20 Super Smash has begun in Hamilton, where the Auckland Aces made 201 for eight before rain delayed the Northern Brave's run chase ... and the match was declared a no result
	26 Dec 2025: The local T20 Super Smash has begun in Hamilton, where the Auckland Aces made 201 for eight before rain delayed the Northern Brave's run chase ... and the match was declared a no result... more

Empathy for the English cricket team from what may seem an unlikely source
	26 Dec 2025: Empathy for the English cricket team from what may seem an unlikely source... more

Steve Smith says he's feeling a hundred per cent ready to return to the Australian line-up for the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne
	26 Dec 2025: Steve Smith says he's feeling a hundred per cent ready to return to the Australian line-up for the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne... more

Scott Boland's hopeful the collective effort of the Australian bowling group can continue in the Ashes Boxing Day cricket test at the MCG
	26 Dec 2025: Scott Boland's hopeful the collective effort of the Australian bowling group can continue in the Ashes Boxing Day cricket test at the MCG... more

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