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Boxing Day Test: Spotlight On MCG To Deliver 'even Contest' After Two-day Game At The Gabba
Peter Roach, head of cricket operations and scheduling at Cricket Australia (CA), stated that there have been no instructions from the governing body to the curator at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) over the nature of the pitch for the Boxing Day Test, especially after the two-day game between Australia and South Africa at The Gabba in Brisbane.
After 34 wickets fell in six sessions as Australia won by six wickets on an overly seaming pitch at the Gabba, match referee Richie Richardson gave a rating of ‘below average' to the pitch and gave a demerit point to the venue, something which has been accepted by CA.
