MCG, Boxing Day and Ashes
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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.
England captain says his feedback to match referee "won't be the best" after tourists seal victory in two days
Curator says he was in a ‘state of shock’ while watching the match unfold
Captain Ben Stokes says there would be "hell on" if the Melbourne pitch upon which his England team beat Australia inside two days had been produced in another part of the world.
Matt Page, the chief curator at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since 2017, remains in a ‘state of shock’ after the fourth Ashes Test at the ground ended in just two days.
Oscar Piastri appeared to be taunted by the Barmy Army as he walked around the MCG with England closing in on victory in the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday.
The 11th biggest and one of the most intimidating stadia in world sport hosts the Boxing Day Test in front of a sell-out crowd of 100,000
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MCG curator Matt Page admits Boxing Day Test pitch 'favoured the bowlers too much'
MCC boss Stuart Fox staunchly defends chief curator Matt Page after a wild Boxing Day Test finishes within two days.