MCG pitch is easy scapegoat but sloppy cricket is to blame for early Ashes finishes | Geoff Lemon December 28, 2025
The pitch had too much grass on it and failed the standard expected for a five-day Test: Geoffrey Boycott December 28, 2025
MCG curator concedes pitch went ‘too far’ in favouring bowlers amid criticism over short Boxing Day Test December 28, 2025
‘Finally we’ve won one’: Stokes delighted by Ashes Test win but pitch was ‘not ideal’ December 27, 2025
Ashes: ‘Unfair contest’, ‘Bad for business’: Former players and experts criticise the MCG pitch December 27, 2025
‘Unfair for the batters’: Michael Vaughan slams Melbourne pitch after 20 wickets fall on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test match December 26, 2025
‘The pitch is doing quite a bit’: Tongue revels in five-fer and defends England batting approach December 26, 2025
