Richard Edwards looks back on a day when England earned some respect by winning in the most dramatic of endings in Melbourne

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Santa had finished dishing out his presents by the time England and Australia took to the field for the 1982 MCG Ashes Test – but it turned out he had one last gift to give.
After successive wins at the Gabba and the Adelaide Oval, Australia were already well in control of the five-match series. Greg Chappell’s side knew that a win or draw at the MCG for the fabled Boxing Day Test would see them wrestle back the Urn lost in dramatic style, la...