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ICC Rates MCG Pitch 'Unsatisfactory' After Two-Day Test
The MCG pitch was rated unsatisfactory after 36 wickets fell in two days, marking the first Australian venue penalty under the ICC's updated grading system.
- On Sunday, the International Cricket Council sanctioned the Melbourne Cricket Ground with one demerit point after rating the Boxing Day Test pitch unsatisfactory.
- Match referee Jeff Crowe noted MCC curator Matt Page conceded he left too much grass on the wicket, and McDonald said, `I don't want to get to a situation & where we are asking for specific surfaces and tailor-made`.
- With 20 wickets on day one and 16 on day two, no batter reached a half-century and the match finished inside two days.
- MCC boss Stuart Fox fronted a packed Sunday press conference backing curator Matt Page, as Cricket Australia faces over $10 million loss from ticket refunds for days three and four.
- Next year organisers expect first-rate surfaces for the NRMA Boxing Day Test and the 150th Anniversary Test, while The Ashes series with multiple two-day Tests increases scrutiny of pitch preparation.
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