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Why 10 Millimetres of MCG Grass Made Batting a Nightmare in the Boxing Day Test
England’s quick win on an overly green pitch at the MCG caused Cricket Australia losses up to £5 million, with over 90,000 fans missing a full match day, officials said.
- On Sunday, England sealed a two-day win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the Boxing Day Test, finishing with three scheduled days unused after rapid dismissals.
- Ground curator Matthew Page produced a green surface with 10mm of live grass that made batting perilous, prompting criticism of the MCG pitch as unusually green for a Test match.
- Players and commentators pointed to dramatic dismissals with 36 wickets in two days, while former England captain Nasser Hussain called the contest farcical due to excessive surface movement.
- A sell-out crowd of over 90,000 faced lost attendance and refunds on Sunday, including up to 20,000 travelling English, as England's two-day win threatens a �5m hit to Australian cricket.
- Past short Tests and Australian cricket administrators warned that a Perth two-day finish cost �5m, with Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg stating 'short Tests are bad for business.
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Why 10 millimetres of MCG grass made batting a nightmare in the Boxing Day Test
This is a question and answer article about why the MCG cricket pitch had such a big impact on the Boxing Day Test match finishing in two days and costing Cricket Australia millions in lost revenue.
·Sydney, Australia
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·New Delhi, India
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The Independent+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Huge financial hit Australian cricket faces for shortened Ashes Test revealed
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·London, United Kingdom
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