With the sequence hanging in stability, the highlight has been on the pitch on the MCG forward of the Boxing Day Take a look at match within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Whereas the sequence has seen the tempo bowlers dominating the sequence with spinners solely getting six wickets out of the whole 93 wickets to fall to date within the sequence to date, the MCG pitch too is anticipated to help tempo and bounce. Australian skipper Pat Cummins feels the MCG pitch is ‘good and agency’.
“The pitch appears to be like actually good. (It’s) fairly constant to what it has been right here for the previous few years. (There’s a) little bit of grass protection and it feels good and agency. They’ve carried out an ideal job right here for … in all probability the final 5 to 6 years with their pitches and I think (it is going to be) the identical this 12 months. (However we are going to see) how the warmth adjustments it. We’ll get to the bottom tomorrow and sort of assess it, however it appears to be like like it’s a good wicket,” mentioned Cummins whereas speaking with the media.
Whereas the third Take a look at at Brisbane noticed fixed rains interrupting the match, it additionally noticed temperatures reaching round 35 levels through the sunny section. With the continued Australian summers seeing occasional rains this month, Melbourne although is anticipated to see sizzling climate and Cummins was of the view that warmth is among the elements within the MCG Take a look at. “(We are going to) take a look at the pitch and get a little bit of a way of what the day goes to really feel like, and then you definately sort of decide from then. So I believe (the warmth) is an element. Final week in Brisbane was sizzling, which is sort of a little bit of a tick. Starcy and I bowled lots within the warmth, and (Nathan) Lyon as properly, and acquired via it tremendous, so I don’t assume it scares us an excessive amount of. However we wait and see. 39 can get fairly sizzling,” mentioned Cummins.
MCG curator Matt Web page too had shared his views on the pitch curated for the Boxing Day Take a look at. Web page, who has been the curator on the MCG since 2017, shared that the quick bowlers will get excited in regards to the pitch on supply. “All the nice bowlers get excited once they come right here now. It will get via properly for us. We’re by no means going to be as fast as Perth and Brisbane, however over the previous few years, we’ve managed to get some tempo in it, which has created that pleasure. There’s a little bit of grass on it. In case you’re a quick bowler, and also you take a look at it, you in all probability do get excited,” Web page had mentioned on Monday.
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