NEW DELHI: The Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) pitch seems “good and agency” with a “little bit of grass protection” forward of the fourth Take a look at match towards India in Melbourne, in line with Australian captain Pat Cummins, who additionally talked about that spinner Nathan Lyon would profit from it.
Each groups will play the extremely anticipated Boxing Day Take a look at with the purpose of securing the essential collection lead required to make a case for the ICC World Take a look at Championship closing, for the reason that collection is already tied at one.
Talking forward of the sport in a pre-match presser, Cummins stated in regards to the pitch, “Pitch appears to be like actually good, fairly constant to what it has right here for the previous few years, I feel, you already know, a little bit of grass protection, feels good and agency, in order that they (curators) have finished an important job right here for, you already know, in all probability the final 5, six years, their pitches and I think the identical this yr.”
The captain additionally acknowledged that it could possibly be “scorching” to bowl in temperatures as excessive as 39 levels.
Cummins described the wicket as “well-balanced” in his subsequent remarks.
“Nathan Lyon has had some success right here, actually performs a job, so yeah, wouldn’t be shocked if there’s a bit bit on-off for spin,” he concluded.
