MELBOURNE : The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam and Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne will be able to welcome capacity crowds as COVID-19 restrictions ease in Victoria state, officials said on Thursday.
"Whether it's 100,000 people at the MCG on Boxing Day or a smaller group of people standing up at the ... local pub, this is the COVID-normal that every Victorian has built," he said at a media briefing. The last Australian Open in February was limited to 30,000 people per day - about half of Melbourne Park's usual capacity - before all fans were banned for five days due to a snap lockdown.
The last Ashes test against England at the stadium in 2017 drew a crowd of more than 88,000 on Boxing Day alone.
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