In Australia, Boxing Day is the year's biggest day for heading out of town on vacation and the year's biggest day for cricket. In Melbourne, Christmas Day was 31degC (88degF) and Boxing Day saw a world record cricket attendance (91,092) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first day of the 5-day match between Australia and England.
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