"And given the average length of Test matches are less than four days, then it's something to consider really seriously in the next eight-year cycle from 2023. It was a compelling first day of the Test… In fact, prior to 1980, when it did become a fixture, only four Tests had been played over the Christmas period and on Boxing Day itself in Melbourne. The MCC is in the process of replacing the more than 1200 metal halide lamps that have been in the six light towers since they were built in 1984 with 950 LED lights. Dec 8th, 2019. "Other than that, the last Shield game, the condition of pitches at the MCG has been on a significant increase over the last period of time since Matt and the team took the concrete base out from under the pitches and replaced it with sand. By AAP. We learned a lot from it. "Ignorance was bliss for David Warner when it came to injury management leading into the Boxing Day Test.As you all know, Warner hurt his thumb on Monday after being hit taking throwdowns from batting coach Graeme Hick. F Share T Tweet Q SMS W WhatsApp B Email G J Tumblr L LinkedIn. The injury is still bothering the opener, who made 41 on the first day, but it's his approach to finding out the extent of the damage that caught our attention. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above.Under pressure from both CA and the MCC to produce a more equitable surface from the same ageing pitches in concrete trays that have helped cause the MCG to be regarded as the most moribund surface in the country, the ground's curator Matt Page prepared a Shield pitch that retained too much moisture, allowing divots to be created by the ball on day one that made the pitch increasingly erratic as it dried.While the abandonment of the match was a source of considerable embarrassment to the MCC, Roberts said he was eager to ensure that the pitch for the Test match between Australia and New Zealand on December 26 - New Zealand's first in Melbourne since 1987 - would have plenty of live grass on top to allow the bowlers to gain movement and pace off the surface. ""The feedback from the curators is that it feels different to roll, the feedback from players is that it feels different and even sounds different to play on.

"Page is working with a square that has been somewhat renovated from the 2017 surface on which Alastair Cook Roberts, speaking at a launch for a scheme under which the car manufacturer Toyota will provide funding for the provision of extra equipment for grass roots women's competition, said the broader trend for the season had been a positive one, before the pudding was slightly over-egged for the final Shield round before the start of the Big Bash League.

""The preparation of that specific pitch started around last weekend, and we can expect more grass on that wicket than we've seen over the last couple of Boxing Day Tests, and we're really appreciative of the work that Matt Page the head curator is doing. CA advises MCC against playing safe for Boxing Day Test. 2020 is going to be full of racing, learning and hopefully IMPROVING! Close. So we're confident that there won't be an overreaction, and that will see a better balance between bat and ball at the MCG. "We're really keen to ensure that the MCC doesn't overreact to the situation in the last Shield game. Daniel Brettig Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo . The pitch which forced the Sheffield Shield match to be called off Getty Images. Boxing Day Test pitch set to 'provide a contest and exciting cricket' despite concerns Posted 23 Dec December 2019 The pitch at the last Sheffield Shield match was a little too lively. Until this is completed, it's unclear how many panels could be installed and its impact on the reduction of emissions.News of the initiative comes as Cricket Australia was warned by an Australian Conservation Foundation report the MCG Test may need to be moved from its treasured Boxing Day slot due to the increasing effects of climate change.A Big Bash League game was called off last weekend due to bushfire smoke, while CA is also bracing for interruptions during the Sydney Test due to concerns over air quality from the blazes in NSW.If the solar project is given the thumbs up, it will be another step in the greening of the MCG.The venue has won several sustainability gongs in recent years for its $250,000 organics dehydrator, including success at this year's Facility Management Industry awards.All food waste, 800 kilograms at a time, from the stadium on non-match and match days is processed for eight hours and used to produce top soil for the maintenance of the surrounding Yarra Park.The Tonk has been told the MCC has already recouped costs through money saved in transporting food waste and the purchasing of soil.Next summer's game against Afghanistan appears as good as any for Australia to play their first four-day Test but that seems unlikely judging by what Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts had to say.CA is yet to discuss plans for next season but it seems we won't be seeing any reduction in the length of Tests in this country until 2023.Roberts said a survey of about 8000 Australian fans two years ago had told CA the public want to see an expanded Big Bash League and more innovation in the form of four-day and day/night Tests.

All the action as NZ play Australia in the Boxing Day test for the first time since 1987. "Scans and X-rays only rule you out, they don't rule you in. Also the calmness of Stuart Fox, the CEO of the MCC in this situation, no one's overreacting to the unfortunate situation a week or two ago. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Email; Dec 18, 2019. "It's been great to have a couple of day-night Tests this year and we've got to look really seriously at the future of four-day Test cricket," Roberts said. New Zealand Herald . "As I said to the doc, he's like, "we'll go for an X-ray", I said, "no, there's no chance"," Warner said on SEN radio. IF YOU LIKE FEEL FREE TO SUBSCRIBE. There was no chance in the world I was going for an X-ray. Australia have reached stumps at 4-257, with Smith on 77 and Head 25. MCC allays fears over Boxing Day pitch as annual drawcard under threat. Australia vs New Zealand, Boxing Day Test every ball live and ad free on Fox Cricket 501 from 10am AEDT December 26-30.

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