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MCG Chief Curator 'in State Of Shock' After Two-day Boxing Day Test Pitch Debacle
England won the fourth Ashes Test in less than 32 hours, with 36 wickets falling for 572 runs off 142 overs. England won by four wickets. No player from either team managed a half-century, a feat that had not occurred in a Test match in Australia since 1932.
Speaking to the media outside the MCG on Sunday, Page explained the challenges he faced while preparing the pitch and expressed his dismay at the result.
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