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Police kick 90 fans out of Boxing Day Test

Bad behaviour among cricket fans saw 50 kicked out of the Boxing Day Test on day one, with others kicked out for throwing missiles.

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Police kicked 90 unruly cricket fans out of the MCG on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test.

A total of 32 penalty notices were issued on day one of the Australia-West Indies Test for alcohol-related offences.

Police turfed out 50 fans for bad behaviour, 11 for discharging missiles, seven for being drunk, two for language and one for re-entering the MCG after being evicted.


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