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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Sydney, Aug 21 (IANS) The turf at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will be completely dug up and relaid ahead of hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup final.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">After the grand final of the Australian Football League (AFL) slated for Sep 27, the MCG will use its month-long break to undertake its biggest turf overhaul in a decade, reports Sydney Morning Herald.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The program has been budgeted at $1.7 million and is the most extensive undertaken by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The last time such an extensive overhaul was undertaken was in 2004, in preparation for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The daily reported that the entire surface, almost 20,000 square metres, will be completely dug up within two days after the AFL final.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Cricket Australia (CA) has also decided not to host any domestic or international matches at the venue until Oct 31. The season-starting Matador BBQs One-Day Cup has been shifted to Queensland and New South Wales and it given the MCG and a window for the turf overhaul.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;The removal of the turf is expected to take six days. Twelve days have been allotted for the installation of the new turf, with the expectation there will be a fortnight between the completion of the installation and the first match to be played on it,&quot; the daily said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">As a part of the preparations, 10 drop-in pitches will also be laid, of which the centrepiece will be hosting the World Cup final March 29.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The relaid MCC turf will host the first domestic match Oct 31, a Sheffield Shield encounter between Victoria and New South Wales.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The first international match will be played Nov 7, a Twenty20 encounter between Australia and South Africa.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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