MCG, The Ashes and Boxing Day Test
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Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page said Sunday he was in a "state of shock" watching the carnage unfold during the two-day fourth Ashes test which has left Cricket Australia facing millions of dollars in revenue shortfall.
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 fought back to claim six wickets as Australia staggered to 98-6 in its second innings at lunch on Day 2 of the fourth Ashes test. Australia holds an overall lead of 140 after running
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”.
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
The fourth Ashes Test ended inside two days with 36 wickets falling in six sessions MCG curator Matthew Fox ccepted responsibility for the miscalculation, saying he was shocked Melbourne Cricket Club chief executive Stuart Fox defended the curator ...
The archive in Melbourne has been open for 152 years and began with a donation after a newspaper, The Australasian, went out of business
Kevin Pietersen weighed in on the Boxing Day Test pitch, urging Australia face the same scrutiny India often receives in similar situations.