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New Zealanders expected to pack MCG for rare Boxing Day test

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More than 20,000 New Zealand fans are expected to throng the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday to watch their side play their first test at the iconic ground since 1987 when they face Australia in the second match of the three-game series.

Cricket Australia said last week more than 16,000 tickets had been sold to New Zealanders based in Australia, while airlines have put on extra flights to ferry the thousands of fans across the Tasman Sea for the fixture.

The match showed Australia now recognised their neighbours were worthy of playing high profile tests like the Boxing Day fixture in Melbourne and New Year's match in Sydney, which attract massive holiday crowds. "I think the All Blacks have probably played at the MCG more often than the New Zealand cricket side in the last 30 years and I think they're playing there next year.

The 30-year-old would be a straight swap for the injured Lockie Ferguson and would bolster New Zealand's pace attack.

 

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