Match referee says pitch ‘too much in favour of bowlers’
Shortened Test could cost Cricket Australia up to $10m
The MCG pitch where England beat Australia inside two days in the fourth Ashes Test has b…
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Root backs McCullum after MCG win but Stokes needs support from system | Ali Martin ⊕⊕
Batter says changing management would be ‘silly’ but questions remain over whether the current setup is producing the best players
In fairness to Australian cricket, it rarely sticks its head in the s…
MCG curator concedes pitch went ‘too far’ in favouring bowlers amid criticism over short Boxing Day Test ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Curator says he was in a ‘state of shock’ watching match unfold
‘We’re very, very disappointed that it’s only gone two days’
The MCG’s head curator has conceded staff went “too far” in preparing a pitc…
62 days ago
England’s MCG triumph is a genuine coup – and a picture of what might have been | Barney Ronay ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A properly prepped, balanced and weaponised team finally had the chops to expose Australia’s weaknesses
Na-na na-na na-na na na na, Duckett’s on the piss. On the piss. Duckett’s on the piss.
Don’t take…
The mind-boggling costs Cricket Australia 'could incur' after England seal two-day Boxing Day Test victory ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Cricket Australia are reportedly set to lose a jaw-dropping sum of money after England snapped their 14-year wait to win a Test match Down Under inside two days at the MCG.
Boxing Day Test 2025: Australia v England fourth Ashes Test, day two – live updates ⊕
Australia edge England in wild opening to Boxing Day Test
Over-by-over updates from Melbourne Cricket Ground
Live scorecard | Geoff Lemon on Australia’s bowlers
Guess who just got back today? Those w…
63 days ago
Auf Wiedersehen, pets: Duckett and Bethell were (briefly) back in town but failings lie at the top | Barney Ronay ⊕
No rational judge could have expected England’s fall guys to succeed at the MCG where they were thrown on to a festive bonfire by a lack of red-ball cricket and a slack set-up
Guess who just got back …
‘The pitch is doing quite a bit’: Tongue revels in five-fer and defends England batting approach ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
England all out for 110 but Tongue marks career high
Neser swats aside criticism of pitch after 20 wickets fall
England may have been bowled out for 110 in Melbourne, another revolution of the unceasin…
England implode as 20 wickets fall on chaotic opening day of the Boxing Day Test - as cricket great lambasts 'shocker' MCG pitch, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Twenty wickets fell on a helter-skelter first day's play in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG, as England staggered their way to 110 in response to Australia's 152.
Australia lead England after 20 wickets fall at Boxing Day Ashes test ○
Australia slightly ahead of England after an frenetic opening day where both teams were bowled out cheaply at the MCG.