New Year'Boxing Day Test Match 2025. Countries like australia, new zealand, south africa try every year to end their year with the boxing day test and start the new year with the new year test. The melbourne test match was initially held around the new year, starting on january 1.
In the 2018 boxing day test, india secured a memorable win, with standout performances from both batsmen and bowlers. If perth, adelaide and brisbane were australian strongholds, melbourne brings happy memories for india as the tourists return to the iconic ground having won the last two.