A record crowd of more than 93,000 has descended on the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first day of the Boxing Day Test.
And just as authorities warned, there was a heavy police presence amid heightened security concerns.
But for fans who travelled from across the country – and around the world – there was no dampening the excitement, as England dominated early.
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