Tongue picked up 5-45 during Australia's first innings of 152 all out. Reeling 3-0 in the series, Tongue's efforts helped England bowled out Australia for 152 in their first innings of the Boxing Day Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was the first time an England bowler had claimed a five-wicket haul in a Test at the MCG since Darren Gough and Dean Headley did so in 1998, with Tongue breaking a 27-year drought as the tourists breathed life into an Ashes series that Australia have already retained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The spell was also Tongue's most productive in Test cricket, surpassing his previous best effort of 5\/66 against Ireland at Lord's in 2023. During Australia's second innings, Tongue will be on a hat-trick after dismissing Scott Boland (0) and Michael Neser (35) with the last two balls of the hosts' first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia didn't have a strong start in front of a superb bowling performance from the visitors after opting to field. Tongue picked three of the top four Australian batters as the hosts lost four wickets in the morning session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The spell was also Tongue's most productive in Test cricket, surpassing his previous best effort of 5\/66 against Ireland at Lord's in 2023. During Australia's second innings, Tongue will be on a hat-trick after dismissing Scott Boland (0) and Michael Neser (35) with the last two balls of the hosts' first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Notably, a massive crowd has been confirmed at the MCG with 93,442 people in the house already, a number which could grow further.<\/p>\r\n\r\n