Day 1 Of Boxing Day Test Between India And Australia Sold Out

The Boxing Day Test is the fourth match in India's five-Test series in Australia. And yet, tickets are unavailable already on Ticketek, the Australian company that is facilitating ticket sales for summer's cricket matches. The message displayed on the website states: "General public tickets for Day 1 are currently sold out. If any further tickets become available from operational holds these will be released for sale on Tuesday 24th December (please monitor the website for the time closer to the date). Please note there is no guarantee tickets will be released."

The series is tied 1-1 after two Tests with India winning the first match in Perth by 295 runs and Australia winning the second by 10 wickets. There have been quite a few on-field flare-ups, as is usually the case in Test matches between the two sets. The most notable thus far has been the one between India pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australia batter Travis Head, with the crowd in Adelaide booing the former after the incident.

Crowd attendances have been consistently strong in the two Tests. The total attendance of 135,012 in three days in Adelaide exceeded the previous record of 113,009 for a Test against India, which was set over five days in 2014-15.