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on hosting an international cricket match. Curator Matt Page was left in a “state of shock” at the breakneck pace of the match on a greentop where MCG staff had left 10mm of grass – three mm taller than last year’s Boxing Day Test. CA Chief of Cricket James Allsopp said the pitch did not provide the MCG’s customary bal ance between bat and ball but was confident the issue would not be repeated. “We’re confident they will deliver first-rate surfaces for next year’s Boxing Day Test against New Zealand and the hugely anticipated 150th anniversary Test against England in March 2027,” he added. Khawaja confirmed for Sydney Test AUSTRALIA head coach and selector Andrew McDonald has confirmed Usman Khawaja (pic) will play in the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground amid media speculation it could be his last international. The oldest player in an ageing squad, the 39-year-old lefthander’s spot in the line-up is under scrutiny following his demotion down the batting order and as selectors look to the future. With the promoted Travis Head taking his opening spot, Khawaja batted at No. 4 in the third Adelaide Test and No. 5 in the fourth match in Melbourne. While some reports in Australian media have suggested Sydney could be Khawaja’s last inter national, McDonald said he had not had any conversations with him about his future. “There’s no indication at my end that he’s calling it in Sydney,” McDonald told reporters in Melbourne yesterday. “But his performance in this calendar year has been good enough to

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MCG pitch rated ‘unsatisfactory’ THE Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch for the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England has been given an “unsatisfactory” rat ing after 20 wickets fell in the first three sessions and the match was wrapped up inside two days. England won the low-scoring fourth Ashes Test by four wickets on a minefield of a pitch, with the premature finish leaving Cricket Australia (CA) millions of dollars out of pocket. “The MCG pitch was too much in favour of the bowlers,” match referee Jeff Crowe said in a statement issued by the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday. “With 20 wickets falling on the first day, 16 on the second day and no batter

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even reaching a half-century, the pitch was ‘Unsatisfactory’ as per the guidelines and the venue gets one demerit point.” The MCG’s demerit

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