Australia have already retained The Ashes after taking unassailable 3-0 in five-match series following wins in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide; England, aiming to avoid 5-0 sweep, have lost 16 and drawn two of the previous 18 Tests in Australia;

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The surface at Melbourne's MCG has come in for heavy criticism after 20 wickets fell on day one of the Ashes Test

Australia collapsed for 152 yet still claimed a 42-run lead over England on the first innings in a remarkable opening day of the fourth Ashes test Friday in which 20 wickets fell. The day's play unfolded before a world-record crowd for a day of cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Australia's home dominance has been maintained with the urn again retained before Christmas, leaving fans of both teams craving competition

Australia retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after paceman Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets to blunt England's defiant comeback Sunday in a tense fifth-day finish to the third cricket test.

WATCH: England are staring down yet another blow on a tour that full of them, with paceman Gus Atkinson limping off the MCG on the second morning of the Boxing Day Test.