Two batsmen hit by deliveries from Victorian paceman Peter Siddle on Saturday and had to have concussion tests
"We won't be losing the Boxing Day Test," Pakula said at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on Sunday.
Melbourne Cricket Club chief Stuart Fox remains confident a good pitch will be delivered for the Test against the Black Caps, at a time when the venue has invested millions of dollars in upgrading the drop-in pitches, although new surfaces won't be ready for another couple of years.The decision to abandon the Shield game was endorsed by both captains and the players' union.
Marsh, 36, who has played 164 first-class games, said he had not encountered such dangerous conditions in his long career. Handscomb had complained after last week's drawn Shield clash with NSW that the pitch used had failed to deteriorate. MCC chief Fox and CA's head of cricket operations Peter Roach are due to address the media on Sunday morning.
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