Sent in to bat on a juiced-up MCG wicket, Australia have lost 6-64 to be in all sorts of trouble midway through Boxing Day. Follow live action inside. After retaining the urn - and sealing the series - within 11 days with their victory in Adelaide, Australia will look to further twist the knife in Melbourne this week.

The Boxing Day 4th Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) begins today with England desperate to salvage a win after one of the most one-sided series in recent history. Australia heads into this encounter with an unassailable 3-0 lead,

Follow reaction as Alex Carey's 106 helps Australia recover from 94-4 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer provided defiance but the Bazball era was slowly melting in the Adelaide sun as Australia closed in on an unassailable Ashes advantage.

WITH the Ashes now over as a contest, can England finally win a Test match down under when they face Australia in the Boxing Day Test? Australia are without Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, which

Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in Perth and Brisbane, England have lost the Ashes in three matches for the fourth consecutive tour, while losing 16 of their last 18 tests in Australia.