MELBOURNE, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald came to the defence of the Melbourne Cricket Ground's under-fire curator Monday and warned against authorities meddling in pitch preparation. The carnage left Cricket Australia facing Aus$10 million (US$6.7 million) in revenue shortfall, with tickets for day three, four and five needing to be refunded. Cricket Australia are set to undertake their own end-of-season review of the management of Test wickets. But McDonald said he was not in favour of any interference, with curators in Australia traditionally independent when preparing pitches, both from captains and Cricket Australia. "I don't think Australia will ever go there, and I don't think they've ever been there, to my knowledge."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 29, 2025 04:25 UTC