Brook’s luck ran out when hometown hero Scott Boland struck him on the knee roll, gone LBW for 41 from 34 balls, with the Victorian seamer knocking over Jamie Smith’s middle stump with an in-ducker shortly after.

Australia slightly ahead of England after frenetic opening day in which both teams were bowled out cheaply at the MCG.

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By stumps on a frenetic Boxing Day, 20 wickets had fallen as England replied to Australia's all-out 152 with an even limper 110 in front of 94,199 patrons who saw the MCG cricket record crowd from the 2015 World Cup final (93,013) toppled by mid-afternoon.

The surface at Melbourne's MCG has come in for heavy criticism after 20 wickets fell on day one of the Ashes Test

Team India's international assignments in 2025 concluded following the fifth T20I against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on December 19.