Cricket fans are caught in a shocking beer-drinking act at the Boxing Day Test

Cricket fans have shocked onlookers on the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG by drinking beer out of a groin guard.

Adelaide social media comedian Checkers took the divisive Australian cultural phenomenon of the shoey to a new level on Tuesday during a rain-interrupted session in Melbourne.

Checkers, who has a cult following of more than 100,000 people on the TikTok account ‘Marmalade’, both delighted and disgusted cricket fans by drinking a beer out of a protective box he fished out of his trousers.

Hundreds cheered him on, and after he’d finished he passed his box to others and encouraged them to drink out of it – with at least one other spectator taking him up on the offer.

Checkers later posted a clip of the celebration to social media, alongside the caption: ‘Boxys at the Boxing Day Test’.

The shoey is one of Australia’s iconic traditions and doubles as both a hazing punishment or celebratory ritual.

It has been made increasingly popular around the world by Aussie sport stars like Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo and UFC fighter Tai Tuivasa, both of whom are well known for celebrating by drinking out of a shoe.

In the past, the tradition has come under attack as critics – including prominent Australian musicians – called for it to be banned.

Security at the MCG didn’t take any action over the boozy box-drinking celebration, but are known for clamping down on other beer-related activities, such as fans building ‘beer snakes’ out of empty plastic cups.

The shoey has become an Aussie cultural tradition thanks to big names from down under like F1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo (pictured)

Western Sydney UFC star Tai Tuivasa has also been known to celebrate with a shoey

Over the last year, fans have been spotted being kicked out of stadiums for creating the snakes, which are passed around the crowd. 

The Marmalade TikTokers made headlines earlier in the year after spending a week trying to get a selfie with Novak Djokovic at the Adelaide International tennis tournament.

The Adelaide comedians tracked his movements around the city, but every time they visited the locations, the tennis champion was nowhere to be found.

After a tireless week of chasing the Serbian star, the boys finally got their photo and posted it to social media.

Even Djokovic found the affair amusing and posted the shot to his own social media page.