'This Is Selling The Game Short': Michael Vaughan Calls MCG Pitch A 'Joke' After 26 Wickets Fall Inside 98 Overs In Boxing Day Test
The sheer volume of dismissals in the Boxing Day Test marked a rare moment in Australian cricket, with day one witnessing 20 wickets falling for the first time in 74 years in a Test played in the country.
Dec 27, 2025, 15:53 PM IST
Cricket Australia allays concerns over Boxing Day Test despite dangerous MCG pitch
The first day's play of the clash between Victoria and Western Australia was abandoned in the 40th over after the players of both sides agreed that the MCG pitch was too unsafe to continue.
Dec 07, 2019, 17:46 PM IST
Ashes: MCG pitch the villain in rare Test draw
Rival captains Steve Smith and Joe Root were critical of the lifeless Melbourne pitch after the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, only the second draw in the showpiece Boxing Day Test in 20 years.
Dec 30, 2017, 14:19 PM IST