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MCG sets new all-time cricket attendance record

December 26, 2025

A record-breaking 94,199 fans have filled the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Day 1 of the NRMA Insurance Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England, marking the highest crowd ever recorded for a cricket match at the venue.

The historic crowd surpasses the previous record of 93,013, set during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Final between Australia and New Zealand. It also establishes a new record for the highest attended single day of Test cricket, eclipsing the 91,112 spectators who attended the MCG for Day 1 of the 2013 Boxing Day Test between Australia and England.

This year’s record-breaking Day One, combined with sold-out Days 2 and 3, puts the Ashes cumulative attendance record of 271,865 (also set in 2013) within reach.

Australia currently leads the Ashes 3–0, with one Test (Sydney) remaining after the Boxing Day Test.

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December 11, 2025

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