From Melbourne with season's greetings

TRAVIS HEAD was running back and forth on one corner of the outfield at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

- GOM ESH S

As you walk out a little and come to the nets, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuchagne and Sam Konstas were batting in the outdoor nets. It's 8.45 AM on a sunny Christmas Day morning and those are the only two sections of the entire venue that were going on like business as usual. Out on the field, it was hard to keep count of what was happening. On one side, Nathan Lyon was bowling to a few kids as Labuschagne was throwing around the ball.

Mitchell Marsh was holding his newborn and Pat Cummins' partner was playing with their son as the Australian captain was trying to juggle between captaincy and dad duties.