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'That pitch has too much life for Test cricket' - MCG surface under scanner

Stuart Broad and Glenn McGrath among former players to criticise Melbourne pitch after 20-wicket day

26-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

All-time attendance record for a Test in Australia broken at the MCG

The total attendance over five days surpassed the previous record of 350,534 set at the MCG in 1937

30-Dec-2024•Alex Malcolm

MCG curator expects 'improvement in pitches this year', and no more Cook 244s

Matt Page confident that the plan to revitalise the MCG's ageing drop-in surfaces is coming together

29-Oct-2019•Alex Malcolm

MCG Boxing Day Test pitch rated 'average' by ICC

The rating eased some pressure off the ground management and staff, following last year's "poor" rating

01-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

MCG spectators evicted over racist taunts

Chants of 'show us your visa' were a regular feature of the first two days, leading to a formal warning from CA to spectators in the bottom tier of the Great Southern Stand

28-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Don't judge MCG pitch by its grass cover - Marcus Harris

The batsman is expecting slow scoring but the opportunity for runs to be made by batsmen diligent enough to play within their lanes

23-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

MCG drop-in pitch to be upgraded to Perth standard

The technology used to create lively pitches at the start of the India series will be brought to Melbourne next year

18-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig

MCG pitch rated poor by ICC

Australian cricket has been embarrassed by the ICC rating the MCG drop-in pitch for the Boxing Day Ashes Test as "poor" following a dull draw in which only 24 wickets were taken over five days

02-Jan-2018•Daniel Brettig

Bayliss bemused as England are drawn into 'ball-tampering' row

Television footage appeared to show James Anderson digging his fingernail into the ball on a rain-affected fourth day of the fourth Test at Melbourne

29-Dec-2017•Andrew Miller

Size not the only challenge for NZ at MCG

Clever as New Zealand's fans have been in lampooning questions about the size of the MCG with the tag #MCGsobig, it is difficult to find anyone who does not think the ground's vast dimensions will make a difference to the World Cup final on Sunday

27-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

'We head into World Cup as the perennial dark horse' - McCullum

Brendon McCullum has said New Zealand go into the World Cup as "the perennial dark horse", on his team's visit to Melbourne

08-Oct-2014•Brydon Coverdale

MCG turf to be relaid ahead of World Cup

The MCG's 20,000 square metres of turf will be replaced in October in its biggest resurfacing since the overhaul undertaken after the 2004 AFL season in preparation for the 2006 Commonwealth Games

21-Aug-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

MCG hits record crowd

The MCG has reported a world-record attendance for a day of Test cricket, with 90,831 spectators officially accounted for during the final session on Boxing Day

26-Dec-2013•Brydon Coverdale

World Cup final returns to Melbourne

Twenty-three years after Imran Khan led Pakistan to victory over England, Melbourne will again host the World Cup final in 2015

30-Jul-2013•Daniel Brettig

MCG to host internationals for next decade

The MCG will host every international match scheduled in Melbourne until 2019 under the terms of a new agreement between Cricket Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Club

25-Nov-2008•Cricinfo staff

A grand total, and a pitch glitch

The Plays of the day for the fourth day of the first Test between Australia and India at the MCG

29-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

MCG faces battle to keep international cricket

The chief executive of Melbourne's second-largest stadium wants to poach international cricket from the MCG and has not ruled out bidding for the Boxing Day Test

23-Aug-2007•Cricinfo staff

Fire damages the MCG

A fire believed to have been caused by workers' welding torches has caused an estimated Aus$50 000 damage to the Melbourne Cricket Ground

30-Aug-2006•Cricinfo staff

MCC loses discrimination case

The Melbourne Cricket Club is under pressure to amend its rules after a Victorian tribunal found that it had been discriminating against men

08-Feb-2006•Cricinfo staff

Heritage listing for Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been included on the National Heritage List, Australia's highest heritage honour

26-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

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