Cricket Australia hopes the Boxing Day Test will set new attendance record Cricket Australia hopes for a full house for the Boxing Day Test. CRICKET chiefs are bracing for record crowds at this month's Boxing Day Test, with all public tickets to the opening day sold out and strong sales for the remainder of the match. Sports fans were given one more chance to buy remaining tickets to day one yesterday, with about 2000 final seats in previously unreleased seating bays released for sale. Additional tickets were also made available for days two, three, and four. Cricket Australia anticipates a new record to be set on the opening day of the Australia-England clash, with fans encouraged to but their tickets early to guarantee attendance. If the match lasts the distance, a longstanding MCG record for highest Test attendance may also be shattered. The Boxing Day Test crowd record of 250,750 was set in 1974. But Cricket Australia operations general manager Mike McKenna said the level of interest in this series threatened to set a new benchmark, particularly if the weather is good and the match goes to a fourth day. "We are hoping for a world record crowd on Day 1 of the Test and we believe that there is the potential for us to also break the MCG record for total Test attendance," Mr McKenna said. The crowds in Brisbane played a huge role in giving the Australians the upper hand over the English, and we want fans in Melbourne to grab their tickets and help the team when they arrive at the 'G. The world record for crowd attendance at a single day of cricket is 90,800, set at the MCG in a 1961 match between Australia and the West Indies. Mr McKenna said that mark was most likely to fall. "This latest release of tickets is giving even more people a chance to join the already impressive crowd expected to be in attendance," he said.