Ashes: Record crowd for Boxing Day Test at MCG

Australia's Boxing Day Test has drawn a world record Test crowd of 91,092 to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the opening day of the fourth Ashes contest between Australia and England on Thursday.

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The bumper attendance at the 100,000-seat stadium exceeded the 90,800 recorded for the second day of the fifth Test between Australia and West Indies at the same ground on February 11, 1961.

England were 159-3 when the crowd update was announced.

Australia have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series.

Image: A general view of the large crowd of 90,831 spectators during day one of the Fourth Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday

Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images