The MCG’s Boxing Day future is still under a cloud as cricket stars open up on the ground, as well as Cricket Australia taking a swipe.
“We want to see more movement in that wicket and more action in those early days of the Test match,” Roach told SEN on Monday.
“They’re trying to get more life into it to make it an even contest between bat and ball and this time there was a bit of moisture in the wicket — from what I’ve heard it was quite wet,” he said. “Then when it hardened up, the divots took over. It’s a fine line with that wicket and Pagey’s a very good curator and he’ll be working as hard as he can to get a wicket that is suitable for bat and ball. It’s tough, these guys have a tough job.
Victorian skipper Peter Handscomb defended the wicket, saying the pitch was “half a day” away from being ready. “He probably pushed the boundaries in this game but he was probably only half a day from producing a beautiful, result-driven wicket.” “Once the batsmen had been hit a few times the umpires wanted to consult the players and it was probably Shaun Marsh the WA captain who had a couple of chats with the umpires and he was out there when a lot of it was happening and I happened to hit him a couple of times.”Regardless of the issues, the Melbourne Cricket Club are looking to continue to move forward despite the setback.
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