The forecast for a 40-degrees Celsius day one could mean the MCG pitch quickens up faster than usual, which could spell trouble for Australia with Jasprit Bumrah on fire.
There are murmurs that the India n camp is not thrilled with the state of the net pitches at the MCG . MCG curator Matt Page says the pitch for the fourth Test should excite fast bowlers like India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.
Depending on how long the fourth Australia-India Test lasts, Melbourne Cricket Club chief executive Stuart Fox says a total attendance of more than 250,000 could be possible.The MCG has made a deliberate effort over the past few years to make its Test pitches more friendly for pace bowlers after "All the good bowlers get excited when they come here now. It gets through well for us," Page said on Monday.
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