Cricket:Matthew Hoggard will step out in front of a packed MCG on St Stephen's Day hoping England can emerge from their Ashes defeat to finally deliver an all-round team display.
The Yorkshire swing bowler has been one of the few England players to have stood out during the tour, claiming seven for 109 during the second Test defeat at Adelaide and is the tourists' leading wicket-taker with 12 victims.
Other players have also stood out during the series with Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook scoring centuries while Monty Panesar claimed eight wickets on his only appearance in Perth.
Those individual efforts have been the highlights of England's series so far, but they are yet to click as a team in a similar manner to the way they performed during their 2005 Ashes success.
But it is a performance that is overdue according to Hoggard as England prepare to play in front of 100,000 at the newly developed MCG and attempt to avoid an Ashes whitewash.
"It's been very upsetting, everyone is gutted at losing the Ashes," said Hoggard. "We wanted to come out here and play to the best of our abilities and I don't think we've done that.
"We've only played four and a half days of good cricket in Adelaide during the series, but Australia are a top side and you don't stay the top side for some time if you don't put in some good performances.
"We've got to prove to ourselves that we can beat Australia. We've shown glimpses of what we can do and we've had some good individual performances over the three games, but we haven't put in a big team performance."
Hoggard can at least look forward to running out at the MCG in front of the biggest ever attendance at the ground having missed out on selection for the corresponding Test four years ago.
Back then, the tourists preferred Andrew Caddick, Steve Harmison and all-rounder Craig White as their main seamers and Hoggard is relishing the opportunity to finally play at the MCG.
"It's going to be an amazing occasion," he enthused. "The last time we were here there was only half a stadium built and it's a game I'm looking forward to playing in.
"I've been told Boxing Day Test matches are second to none and it's an amazing feeling. To play in front of such a massive crowd is going to be unbelievable.
"We've played in front of the crowds at Eden Gardens in India when they're screaming and all the noise they make so we can draw on our experiences from there. It will be tough, there will be a lot of noise, but I'm sure we'll be able to cope."