This comes after MCG's pitch was rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC after the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England, which ended in just two days.
The Ben Stokes-led England registered a memorable four-wicket win against Australia in the fourth Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. The visitors registered their first victory on the tour as the five-match series now stands at 3-1, with Australia already having pockete
The Aussie veteran made this upward movement in charts during his side's fourth Ashes Test at Melbourne against England. While he could score just nine in the first innings, falling to Josh Tongue, he made 24* in 39 balls, with a four, standing as a lone warrior as the Aussie batting crumble
With this, England has denied Australia a chance at delivering a whitewash on them. Having last won the Ashes in Australia back in 2010/11, England struggled to buy themselves a win Down Under. But with the Ashes gone, the English team played for the Three Lions badge on the chest and their
At the end of the first session, Australia was 98/6 in 25 overs, with Steve Smith (16*) and Cameron Green (6*). They lead by 140 runs and are left with just four wickets, within which they have to set something challenging for England in what has been an absolute heaven for bowlers so far. H
In the spirit of Christmas, the MCG pitch gifted bowlers from England and Australia alike with easy wickets as for the first time since 22 wickets fell during Australia-West Indies Test at Adelaide during 1951/52 season, 20 wickets crumbled on first day of action, with England pacer Josh Ton
At the end of the day, Australia was 4/0, with Scott Boland (4*) and Travis Head (0*) unbeaten. England was skittled out for 110 in reply to Australia's first innings total of 152 runs, with Neser (4/45) and Boland (3/30) being at their most unplayable. England trails by 46 runs.
Cricket Australia (CA) has named its playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test of the five-match series against England. The fourth match of the series will be a Boxing Day Test, starting on December 26 at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"That dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone is obviously hurting and quite emotional about it. But we've got two more games to go, and that's where the focus needs to switch to now," Stokes said.
Following his side's Ashes series loss to Australia, England skipper Ben Stokes lamented at the fact that the dream of winning the first series Down Under since 2010/11 is over and felt "incredibly dissappointed" at the loss, having felt that his side were up for a "heist" with Jamie Smith a
With this 82-run win in the third Test, Australia have retained the Ashes urn and taken a 3-0 lead in the series. England's wait for a series win in Australia continues, having last won in the 2010/11 Ashes. Australia continue their dominant run at home, denying England another Test win and