England great claims Aussie spin king Shane Warne would have called the MCG pitch 'unacceptable' as Ben Stokes delivers verdict on spicy Melbourne wicket
‘I’m sitting thinking of this great ground and our great friend and you’ve done a piece about him, Shane Warne,’ Hussain told Sky Sports. ‘But your point is a good one, there are traditionalists in Test match cricket who like the ebbs and flows and the slow build. ‘Boxing Day Test match. ‘A short Test is bad for business,’ Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg told SEN, reflecting on the match. 'The players obviously want to be out there slogging it out over five days,' Ponting told Channel 7, as he too waded in on the MCG wicket.
Source: Daily Mail December 27, 2025 17:40 UTC
