How to bat and bowl in each of Australia's T20 World Cup venues
We look at the data and tactics to explore at this World Cup - with help from David Hussey
12-Oct-2022•Andrew McGlashan and S Rajesh
'You've made Australia proud...again!'
Viv Richards, Australia's prime minister, Mithali Raj and many more on Australia's triumph and India's promise
08-Mar-2020•ESPNcricinfo staff
From 'poor' ICC rating to match abandoned: timeline of a troubled MCG pitch
A difficult two years for the MCG pitch has continued with a Sheffield Shield match abandoned
08-Dec-2019•Andrew McGlashan
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
Inside the MCG's pitch reboot
The need for a rethink at the MCG was clear after a "poor" pitch rating last year. Matt Page, the ground's curator, deconstructs the process and planning behind the changes to the pitch
25-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne
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
The Ashes is sinking into the mire of its own hogwash
George Dobell observes a ball tampering beat-up at the MCG and not for the first time in this Ashes series doesn't like what he sees
29-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne
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
MCG pitch battle spotlights issue for Australia
The surface prepared for the Boxing Day Test has come in for criticism from all sides, with only Adelaide currently succeeding in getting the balance right
28-Dec-2017•Daniel Brettig at the MCG
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
Keeping a quarter-final streak alive
Bringing a bugle out of hibernation and donning face-paint for a unique hat-trick of India's World Cup quarter-finals
20-Mar-2015•Sudhindra Prasad
Exhilarating and intimidating MCG
It's size and history make the Melbourne Cricket Ground a house of sporting dreams
21-Feb-2015•Firdose Moonda in Melbourne
Mind games in Melbourne
Stadiums equate to their cities in the casual cricket watcher's imagination. Melbourne does too, but repeat visits amplify its charms
26-Dec-2014•Sharda Ugra
Grasping the depth of drop-in pitches
In Melbourne, Sidharth Monga tries to understand the science and logistics behind the idea of drop-in pitches, and that they are not as complicated as he expected
24-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne
The G at the end of the line
Go to Melbourne and the MCG will suck you in. It's not part of Melbourne, it is Melbourne
10-Nov-2014•Jarrod Kimber
The heart of the game
The Antipodean shrine of cricket is certain to bring its famed sense of occasion to the World Cup
04-Nov-2014•Benjamin Golby
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