Mayhem in Melbourne on bonkers Boxing Day

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, News, Sports News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann is joined by Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath and Andy Zaltzman to review an incredible opening day of the 4th Test. Plus reaction from England’s Josh Tongue who took 5/45 and Australia fast bowler Scott Boland who had figures of 3/30 and opened the batting!

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	Ellis, our podcast is over 500 episodes old.
0:10.0	But what have we learnt?
0:11.0	Ellis James and John Robbins.
0:13.0	I've learnt that when you're doing live radio, if somebody texts in in block capitals, it's very really a good sign.
0:18.0	We've had a confused text and it says, I want to listen to this rubbish.
0:22.0	I learned that if you lose to lose Sanders
0:24.1	in a board game
0:24.9	and don't mention her on the show,
0:26.3	you are going to get an unexpected call.
0:28.4	Oh dear, oh dear.
0:31.1	Ellis James and John Robbins,
0:32.7	500 not out.
0:34.1	Lovely stuff.
0:35.5	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:38.2	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:43.7	Tongue balls and he's forward.
0:45.4	He's caught at second slip.
0:47.1	He'll be on a hat trick in the second innings.
0:49.5	Brooke has taken the catch.
0:50.9	Tong takes five for 45.
0:57.0	They're all out for 152. Green balls.
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