New South Wales great Kurt Gidley called out the ground announcer during Wednesday’s State of Origin boilover. Gidley took exception to something he heard during the Blues’ 38-18 demolition job on Queensland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was early in the second half of game two when Gidley took …
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If the MCG and Visit Victoria have their way, there will be an NFL regular season match played in Melbourne within two years. 9News can reveal the Melbourne Cricket Club is exploring the possibility of hosting a game in the 2025/26 season. While discussions are in their early stages, it’s …
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Pakistan goes into the Boxing Day match against Australia on a 15-match Test losing streak, and not having won Down Under since November 1995. The team’s ever-expanding injury list heading into the Melbourne Cricket Ground match won’t make ending the streak any easier. Pakistan spinner Noman Ali became the second …
Read More »AFL reject’s stunning road to being MCG hero
Alex Carey once aspired to play an AFL grand final at the MCG, but it’s cricket where he has finally found success on the hallowed turf. Carey, 31, was once an AFL prospect, drafted to the GWS Giants in his early 20s. He captained the team ahead of its entry …
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By Damien McCartney25 Dec 2022 23:11 Both sides officially named their teams at the toss. AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland SOUTH AFRICA: Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Theunis de Bruyn, …
Read More »Warner’s kind act to under-fire MCG curator
David Warner has come to the defence of MCG curator Matt Page ahead of the Boxing Day Test, suggesting the criticism of those preparing wickets has been unfair. All eyes are on the type of pitch Page serves up for the second Test between Australia and South Africa, following the …
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