Melbourne, Dec 27, 2025 (AFP) - Cricket Australia boss says short Tests 'bad for business' after MCG carnage

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2025-12-27

Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg said Saturday that short Tests were bad for business as some of the biggest names in the game attacked the state of the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch. Twenty wickets tumbled on day one of the fourth Test between Australia and England on Friday, with the hosts dismissed for 152 and the tourists just 110. Six more fell on the second morning with Australia 98-6 at lunch, meaning 26 wickets had fallen in 98 ove......

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