Ashes captains unimpressed with Melbourne's wicket ways

'Too much in favour of bowlers': MCG pitch for 4th Test gets 'unsatisfactory' rating after two-day finish

The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England has got an unsatisfactory rating from match referee Jeff Crowe. He stated that the conditions were too much in favour of the bowlers, with no batter reaching a half-century.

"Won't Criticise MCG Pitch," Says R Ashwin As 4th Ashes Test Ends In 2 Days. Gives Reason

The pitch offered by the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the fourth Ashes Test has come under scanner after the match ended inside two days.

Two-day finish in MCG may have highlighted double standards

The MCG Test was the second instance in this Ashes that a game concluded inside two days. The pitch for the first Test in Perth got a ‘Very good’ rating, starkly in contrast to how pitches in other parts of the world are judged. Will the trend change?

Curator in 'state of shock' after Boxing Day Test

MCG curator Matthew Page fronts the media after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.

MCG curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage

MCG curator in 'state of shock' at two-day Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.