Australia and England and South Africa and India are set to lock horns on Boxing Day and beyond. Meanwhile, test your knowledge on what happened the last time the Ashes rivals and rankings big guns met for a Test in Melbourne and Durban respectively...
Melbourne, 2006...
1. What was the result of the Melbourne Boxing Day Test in 2006?
a) England won by an innings and 99 runs
b) Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
c) Draw
2. Who bagged the Man of the Match award?
a) Andrew Symonds
b) Shane Warne
c) Monty Panesar
3. The Aussies boasted two centurions in their first innings. Who were they?
a) Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds
b) Justin Langer and Ricky Ponting
c) Brett Lee and Michael Clarke
4. England's first-choice Test wicketkeeper at the time was...
a) Geraint Jones
b) Paul Nixon
c) Chris Read
5. England's new-ball pairing for the match was...
a) Matthew Hoggard and Andrew Flintoff
b) Steve Harmison and Sajid Mahmood
c) James Anderson and Simon Jones
6. How many days did the match last?
a) A full five
b) Four
c) Just three
7. Ian Bell was batting at ... in the Test order at the time.
a) Seven
b) Five
c) Three
Durban, 2006...
8. What was the result of the Durban Boxing Day Test in 2006?
a) India won by 10 wickets
b) South Africa won by 174 runs
c) Draw
9. Who landed the Man of the Match award?
a) Makhaya Ntini
b) Zaheer Khan
c) Anil Kumble
10. South Africa blooded a rookie fast bowler for the first time in this Test. Who was it?
a) Friedel de Wet
b) Mornantau Hayward
c) Morne Morkel
11. India's Test captain at the time was...
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Anil Kumble
c) Sourav Ganguly
12. Which of the following is false?
a) The match saw Herschelle Gibbs bat at four for the Proteas
b) Andre Nel was Ntini's new-ball partner
c) Andrew Hall captained South Africa for the match
13. How long did the match last?
a) A full five days
b) Four days
c) Just two days
14. The encounter boasted just one centurion. Who was it?
a) Wasim Jaffer
b) Virender Sehwag
c) Ashwell Prince
15. How many specialist spinners did India take into the match?
a) Three
b) One
c) None
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