Ashes 2025-26: Cricket Australia to suffer INR 60 crore loss after Boxing Day Test ends within two days

The Cricket Australia will reportedly suffer a huge financial loss of INR 60 crore after the fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 ended in just two days. The Boxing Day Test, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, is a big-ticket event Down Under, and with the game yielding a result in only two out of the originally scheduled five days, the board will have to bear the heavy monetary setback.

Australia batted first in the match at the 'G', and not only got bundled out on the opening day itself, but they also manage to pick all the ten English wickets, meaning the two innings ended on the Day 1. The result on the second day became inevitable after the Aussies set the Englishmen a target of only 175 runs in the fourth innings. CA's chief executive officer has said that if Tests end within two days, it is a pretty dry state for the business of the sport.

“A simple phrase I’d use is – short Tests are bad for business. I can’t be much more blunt than that. Historically we have taken a hands-off approach in all of our wicket preparation... but it’s hard not to get more involved when you see the impact on the sport, particularly commercially,” Greenberg told via SEN Radio.

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