The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) curator who prepared the widely criticised pitch for the fourth Ashes test said he was in a "state of shock" as wickets tumbled in the two-day match.

Chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt marks the performances of the Australia and England teams after the fourth Test in Melbourne.

English Test wins in Australia have become so rare that any victory is something to be proud of and Ben Stokes’s team deserve a lot of credit this week.

The two-day success at the MCG has staved off the threat of another 5-0 humiliation and provided England with some much-needed positives

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Page was brought over from Western Australia after the MCG pitch was rated 'poor' in 2017 following a dour draw against England. He's brought life back into what was a dull pitch, although the ICC will likely offer a similar rating this week after things went too far the other way.

Test Match Special has live commentary on BBC Sounds with a team including Jonathan Agnew, Simon Mann and Jim Maxwell. England's 2005 Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, legendary Australia seamer Glenn McGrath and ex-England spinners Phil Tufnell and Alex Hartley will be part of the punditry team.

Australia collapsed for 152 yet still claimed a 42-run lead over England on the first innings in a remarkable opening day of the fourth Ashes test Friday in which 20 wickets fell. The day's play unfolded before a world-record crowd for a day of cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The MCG's head curator has confessed that he and his crew got it badly wrong and admitted he was in a 'state of shock' as the Boxing Day Test lasted just two days thanks to his wicket. Matt Page fronted the media on Sunday morning as fingers were pointed ...