What time does the Boxing Day Test start and how can I watch it ...
The 2024 Boxing Day Test is a seismic contest, with Australia and India locked 1-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
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All eyes will be on teen opening batter Sam Konstas, as he makes a remarkable debut for Australia.
Meanwhile, India was rocked by the snap retirement of champion spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after the third Test and appears a squad under pressure.
Here is the key information for one of the greatest days on the international cricket calendar.
BOXING DAY TEST TIMES
First ball: 10.30am AEDT
Lunch: 12.30pm AEDT
Second session: 1.10pm AEDT
Tea: 3.10pm AEDT
Third session: 3.30pm AEDT
*An extra 30 minutes can be used to complete daily overs
HOW TO WATCH
All five games of the Border-Gavaskar series are broadcast LIVE to Foxtel and Kayo on Australia’s only dedicated 24/7 cricket channel FOX CRICKET.
Catch all the international action every Australian summer on Foxtel.
Australian captain Pat Cummins bowls in the MCG nets.Source: AFPBOXING DAY TEST SQUADS
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head (vc), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal
'Trav's good to go... Ready to play!' | 01:28
OFFICIALS
Joel Wilson and Michael Gough (field), Sharfuddoula Saikat (third), Shawn Craig (fourth), Andy Pycroft (referee)
FULL FIXTURES
1st Test, 22-26 November: India won by 295 runs
2nd Test, 6-10 December: Australia vs India — Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (3pm AEDT)
3rd Test, 14-18 December: Australia vs India — The Gabba, Brisbane (11:20am AEDT)
4th Test, 26-30 December: Australia vs India — MCG, Melbourne (10:30am AEDT)
5th Test, 3-7 January: Australia vs India — SCG, Sydney (10:30am AEDT)
