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MCG pitch "changed" as they never liked watching me bat for two straight d
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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MCG pitch for Boxing Day Ashes Test rated "unsatisfactory"
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch has been rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC after the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England ended in just two days, as per the ICC's website.
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"Offered little too much": Steve Smith on MCG pitch after defeat in Boxing
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith reflected on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch that saw the Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England get over in just two days, with 36 wickets falling. He called the pitch a "tricky one" and said that it offered a bit too much to
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"Somewhere else in the world, there'd be hell on": Ben Stokes' brutal take
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
England captain Ben Stokes has taken a brutal take on the MCG pitch, saying that if a pitch like MCG were served somewhere else in the world, there would have been "hell on" criticism. Stokes added that his feedback to the match referee regarding the MCG pitch won't be the best.
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"There's a ball coming with your name on it": Ex-Aussie, England legends o
Updated : 3 months ago IST
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
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"It's going to offer quite a bit": Steve Smith on MCG pitch ahead of Boxin
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Ahead of the fourth Ashes Test against England, Australia's stand-in captain has opened up about the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) surface, saying that the pitch will offer a lot to the fast bowlers.
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England rejected Australia A warm-up down under ahead of the Ashes: Report
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
England passed up the chance to face Australia A on a major venue--potentially on a lively MCG pitch--opting instead to focus on a shortened Ashes tour schedule, which has left them trailing 0-2 with three Tests remaining, as per The Sydney Morning Herald.
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"Running with 6mm of grass," MCG head curator indicates nature of pitch ah
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
With the series level at 1-1, both teams will be playing the highly-anticipated Boxing Day Test from December 26 onwards, with an aim to secure an all-important lead and an edge ahead of the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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Pakistan's short-ball tactics nearly steal win, but strategy may falter at
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's strategy of short-pitch bowling on the fast and bouncy MCG pitch almost resulted in a memorable upset, but this approach may not be as effective in the second ODI at the more batting-friendly Adelaide Oval.
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It was a pretty genuine risk: Handscomb on MCG pitch
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 8 (ANI): Australian cricketers Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb have agreed that there was a genuine risk of a player getting seriously injured on the MCG pitch.
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MCG pitch rated 'average' by ICC
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 1 (ANI): The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch, where India and Australia played their third Test of the ongoing four-match series, has been rated "average" by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Didn't think much of wicket: Debutant Mayank Agarwal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec 26 (ANI): Debutant Mayank Agarwal who smashed the highest ever (76) by an Indian opener on Australian soil, doesn't complain much about the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch as he didn't think too much of the wicket.
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