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MCG Pitch Controversy Leaves Cricket Australia Facing Millions After Two-Day Ashes Test

By AFP News December 28, 2025 • 09:18 AM View: 422

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page said Sunday he was in a "state of shock" watching the carnage unfold during the two-day fourth Ashes Test which has left Cricket Australia facing millions of dollars in revenue shortfall.

Page and his team left 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket, providing fast bowlers with excessive seam movement and bounce which made batting treacherous.

TAGS Ashes 2025-26 England Vs Australia Matt Page

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