07:12Australia close day one of the Boxing Day Test on top, in front of 88,172 crammed into the MCG. With lunch taken at 102-0 a monster score looked in the offing but the game changed along with England’s planning and execution. Dry lines to Warner slowed the run-rate, earned the wicket of the skittish Cameron Bancroft, and began to drag the game in England’s direction. The pivotal moment of the day occurred with Warner on 99, spooning a catch to mid-on, only for Tom Curran to be denied his maiden Test wicket on review for overstepping. In the meantime, here is Vic Mark’s match day report:

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 22:15 UTC