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SCG curator 'really happy' with pitch for final Ashes Test

After events in Melbourne, all eyes will be on the surface that Adam Lewis creates with the weather set to play a key part

02-Jan-2026 • 6 hrs ago•AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff

'Don't gaslight me' - Khawaja hits out at racial stereotyping

Usman Khawaja feels he has been treated differently across his career because of his race and religion

02-Jan-2026 • 12 hrs ago•Alex Malcolm

Khawaja to retire from international cricket after SCG Ashes finale

Usman Khawaja will play his final Test at the SCG, the ground where his career started in early 2011

01-Jan-2026 • 15 hrs ago•Andrew McGlashan

Marsh, Hardie help Scorchers end Hurricanes' winning streak at home

Marsh emerged from a lean start to the BBL against Hurricanes who had previously won nine straight games at home

01-Jan-2026•AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff

Connolly included in Australia's T20 World Cup squad; Owen, Dwarshuis omitted

Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Tim David have all been included but will need to prove their fitness in the coming weeks

31-Dec-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Damien Martyn hospitalised with meningitis

The former batter, who played 67 Tests and 208 ODIs, was taken ill on Boxing Day

30-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

ICC rates MCG Boxing Day Test pitch 'unsatisfactory'

The ICC has a four-tier pitch-rating system, with "unsatisfactory" in third place; the rating also means that the MCG will be handed a demerit point

29-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cummins, Hazlewood set to be included in Australia's T20 World Cup squad

Tim David is the other concern ahead of the tournament after picking up a hamstring injury which has ruled him out of the BBL

29-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Khawaja locked in for Sydney amid uncertainty over his future

Cameron Green's form is in the spotlight while Australia coach Andrew McDonald wants greater intent from Marnus Labuschagne

29-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Root admits 'weird' feeling after victory that ends Australian drought

He hopes that another good week in Sydney can lay the foundations for England's next Ashes tour

28-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Weatherald has shown 'glimpses' that he can handle Test cricket

Travis Head believes his opening partner has looked the part and picked out his Brisbane innings as a vital moment of the Ashes series

28-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Lee credits Lillee after inducation to Hall of Fame

The fast bowler was part of one of most dominant sides in cricket history and among the quickest bowlers ever

28-Dec-2025•AAP

Webster, Inglis released for BBL duty before Sydney Test

No one else will play BBL after the two-day MCG Test but a number of players should be available after the Ashes finishes

28-Dec-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

MCG curator in 'state of shock'; Head offers support after costly two-day finish

Matt Page has been given backing by his boss as the fallout continues for a quickfire Boxing Day Test

28-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

Josh Tongue succeeds where generations of greats could not

He is the first England bowler named player of the match in an Ashes Test in Australia since Dean Headley in 1998

27-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

Stokes: MCG pitch would unleash 'hell' elsewhere in the world

England captain says his feedback to match referee "won't be the best" after tourists seal victory in two days

27-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Wobbly England register first Test win in Australia in 15 years

In a second two-day finish this Ashes, Bethell scored 40 in England's chase of 175

27-Dec-2025•Andrew McGlashan

'Short Tests are bad for business' - CA CEO hints at intervening on pitches

Todd Greenberg admitted to having a sleepless night with another two-day Test likely to incur huge losses

27-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

David's hamstring injury a concern for Australia's T20 World Cup hopes

David said he would "wait and see" after he "felt a little bit of something" while running between the wickets

26-Dec-2025•AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff

'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

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