THE Bull charged again yesterday at the MCG in the false economy that is this one-sided Test summer.
David Warner's 23 off 12 was in fact the fastest 23 ever scored in Test matches. That would be nothing to write home about if it wasn't proof of how inept the West Indies attack is and how little respect Australia's batsmen have for them.
The real Boxing Day sales took place not in Bourke St Mall but at the MCG, as Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja cashed in on runs that were flying off the shelves. 
Meanwhile, over in the corresponding Boxing Day match in Christchurch, New Zealand's second-string attack had Sri Lanka 5/27 in the tenth over of a one-dayer.
If the Black Caps can do that kind of damage with a white ball without Tim Southee and Trent Boult (both rested), Australia may have its work cut out when it lobs for the return Test series in   February.
As Australia charged towards yet another likely first-innings declaration, former Test opener Chris Rogers was presented with a mock Christmas present in the ABC commentary box - a t-shirt documenting the ball-by-ball horror that was the 60 all out Ashes capitulation at Trent Bridge.
Captain Steve Smith should get 11 of those shirts printed for his team. An ego-busting reality check ramming home the message that the all-you-can-eat Christmas buffet won't last forever. Soon they will once again be confronted with that old enemy, the moving ball.
"I think this side is going to be judged a lot by the way we play away from home," Smith told the ABC.
"That's a message I've got across to the boys that we need to be better. We need to be adaptable to different conditions and learn to get away from playing the way we play here.
"You need to adapt your game to play in different conditions and when you're under pressure you go back to what you know and that might not work in those conditions.
"We're going to be judged a lot by that - by how we play away from home and it's going to start for us in New Zealand." The Black Caps might have lost 2-0 to Australia this summer, but they're hard to beat on their home patch.
Boult and Southee were underdone during the recent tour, but they're being freshened up for   February's two-Test return series. Australia was rolled for just 150 in the World Cup pool game in Auckland earlier in the year.
When you compare the struggles of the Aussies in that match compared to the way they utterly dominated every match they played in the tournament on home soil it gives a fair insight into the challenges of flying across the ditch.
The new ball will nip around, reverse swing could come into play and Australia should be on high alert for Trent Bridge part two.
"It's going to be a tough tour for us. They've been playing some very good cricket at home," said Smith.
"We're going to go in with some confidence obviously after beating them here."Unfortunately for Australia and the world of Test cricket, there is still another one-and-a-half Test matches to go against the West Indies before the real challenge arrives.