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‘Absolute lottery’: Alastair Cook slams MCG pitch after England win Boxing Day Test match in 2 days against Australia
December 28, 2025 4:33 pm
Alastair Cook slammed the surface that was used for the 2025-26 Ashes Test, calling it ‘sub-standard’, citing how batters like Joe Root and Steve Smith had found it hard to bat on that surface.
'Not off the cards’: Cricket Australia on MCG hosting day-night Boxing Day Test
December 26, 2025 9:57 pm
The Melbourne Cricket Ground has never hosted a men’s day-night Test and will host its first day-night pink ball test in the form of the 150th Anniversary Test between Australia and England in 2027
Stuart Broad criticise Melbourne pitch after 20 wickets fall on Day 1: 'Great Test match pitches don't jag all over the place'
December 26, 2025 6:40 pm
After winning the toss, England opted to bowl first and bundled out Australia for just 152, where pacer Josh Tongue shone with the ball, registering a five-wicket haul.
‘Unfair for the batters’: Michael Vaughan slams Melbourne pitch after 20 wickets fall on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test match
December 26, 2025 5:37 pm
Michael Vaughan said that the strip used for the match was “unfair” for the batters, where 20 wickets fell on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test match.
Illegal direct water supply in Gurgaon households to be disconnected after GMDA orders swift action
June 26, 2025 11:51 am
The move will mean that water will be supplied to households only after it is rerouted through the designated MCG boosting stations that regulate pressure and flow, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority said.
R Ashwin on MCG T20 vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli was possessed... don’t think any Indian fan believed I would get those two runs
April 29, 2025 12:15 pm
Former India all-rounder Ashwin recalls the final moments in India’s T20 World Cup win over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
GMDA, MCG remove over 200 encroachments in Gurgaon; move to aid traffic flow
April 17, 2025 7:29 pm
R S Batth, nodal officer for encroachment in Gurgaon, supervised the drive.
Australia vs England 150th anniversary Test to be played under lights at iconic MCG
March 11, 2025 10:36 am
The match, commemorating the first ever Test, played between Australia and England in Melbourne in 1877, will be the first men's day-night Test at the venue, and follows the successful women's Ashes day-night Test at the MCG this summer.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's dramatic dismissal at MCG involving DRS: Who said what?
December 30, 2024 11:53 am
Sunil Gavaskar slams third umpire Sharfuddoula says it was an optical illusions and it was not out.
All-time record in Melbourne: India vs Australia Boxing Day Test sets new record for crowd attendance at the MCG
December 30, 2024 7:21 am
The ongoing Boxing Day Test now holds the all-time record for attendance figures at the MCG, crossing the previous record of 350,534 set back in 1936-'37.
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