What do you mean by boxing day test match?

The Boxing day test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team which is touring Australia during the southern summer. It begins annually on Boxing day (26 December) and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). read more

The Boxing Day Test match is a cricket Test match held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia involving the Australian cricket team and an opposing national team which is touring Australia during the southern summer. It begins annually on Boxing Day (26 December) and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). read more

In fact, only four more Tests were held on Boxing Day at the MCG before 1980 — in 1952, 1968, 1974 and 1975 (another three were held in Adelaide in 1967, 1972 and 1976). It was the match against Clive Lloyd's West Indies in 1975 that showed what the Boxing Day Test could become. read more