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The Ashes: MCG Curator In ‘State Of Shock’ After Two-Day Test Loss For Australia

The Ashes 2025-26: Australia’s shock defeat in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has put intense scrutiny on the playing surface, with MCG head curator Matthew Page admitting he was ...

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MCG curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage

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Wickets continue to fall in the Ashes at the MCG: Australia is 6 down in its 2nd innings

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Ashes LIVE: Ben Stokes admits his pride after 'difficult few days' as England snap long wait to win a Test in Australia

Pressed on how tough this tour has been personally for him, Stokes said he was proud of how he has handled the captaincy during this series.

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Stokes praises Barmy Army in historic Ashes win, Smith blames lack of runs on ‘tricky’ wicket

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England need 175 to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

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England win staggering two-day Test in Melbourne

In devilishly difficult batting conditions, England's Bazballers revelled in the chaos as they finally found a situation in Australia to suit their freewheeling method.

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Australia lead England by 46 after 20 wickets fall on crazy day at MCG

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Why did leaving 10mm of grass on the pitch cause Ashes chaos in Melbourne?

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MCG curator in 'state of shock' at two-day Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.

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‘Bad for business’: Cricket Australia facing Aus $10m loss after two-day Test at MCG

England’s two-day win in the Boxing Day Test will leave a huge financial hole in Australian cricket finances that could reach Aus $10m

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No spinner for Australia on 'grassy' MCG pitch

Australia will not play a spinner in the Boxing Day Test on a Melbourne pitch stand-in captain Steve Smith described as “quite furry, quite green”.

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Pietersen exposes hypocrisy after 20-wicket tumble at MCG, says Australia deserve same scrutiny as India: 'Fair is fair'

Kevin Pietersen weighed in on the Boxing Day Test pitch, urging Australia face the same scrutiny India often receives in similar situations.

From the Ashes to Punch: Inside the MCG library, the largest collection of cricket literature in the world

The archive in Melbourne has been open for 152 years and began with a donation after a newspaper, The Australasian, went out of business