The MCG's humorous Christmas Day message has left some cricket fans outraged after they failed to see the funny side of the famous ground's jokey way of marking December 25. On Wednesday, the MCG's official account on X posted 'Happy Boxing Day Eve to all who celebrate' in what most commenters correctly saw as a gag referring to arguably the most anticipated day on the Australian cricketing calendar, the start of the Boxing Day Test.
![[One commenter who slammed the famous ground for not using the word 'Christmas' in the message copped a hilarious comeback from the MCG's account on X (pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/22/93483769-14226345-image-a-40_1735164582178.jpg)
However, some people took offence and branded the message 'woke' because it didn't use the term 'Merry Christmas'. 'Why would you say that other than to provoke people? Nobody says Happy New Years Eve, or Happy Birthday Eve, or Happy Easter Eve. You woketards do nothing other than continuously prove beyond doubt what truly horrible people you are,' wrote Omaha_Segmenter.
![[The Boxing Day Test is a national sporting treasure - and the crowd record could be broken on day one of this year's hotly anticipated clash with India (pictured, the MCG during the Boxing Day Test in 2017)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/22/93483969-14226345-image-a-41_1735164594082.jpg)
That drew a stinging reply from the MCG account, which responded with: 'Are you familiar with the sport of cricket, Omaha?'. Another commenter wrote, 'What is it with people in Melbourne not being able to say "Merry Christmas"?'. The MCG's humorous Christmas Day message went over a treat with many cricket fans - but some were left outraged after mistakenly thinking it was political correctness gone mad.
![[Aussie skipper Pat Cummins is pictured running on the Melbourne Cricket Ground with his son Alfie on Christmas Day]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/22/93483973-14226345-image-a-42_1735164758148.jpg)
One commenter who slammed the famous ground for not using the word 'Christmas' in the message copped a hilarious comeback from the MCG's account on X (pictured). The Boxing Day Test is a national sporting treasure - and the crowd record could be broken on day one of this year's hotly anticipated clash with India (pictured, the MCG during the Boxing Day Test in 2017).
