- Take a look at match was over in simply two days
Piers Morgan has blasted Cricket Australia for making the curator of the MCG a ‘sacrificial lamb’ amid intense criticism of the wicket for the Boxing Day Take a look at.
The pitch ready by head groundsman Matt Web page has been blasted after 40 wickets fell in simply two days of motion in Melbourne.
England gained their first Take a look at match Down Beneath in virtually 15 years as batters from each side struggled badly with the situations.
Web page has been slammed after he admitted he bought the deck badly incorrect and confessed to being in a ‘state of shock’ as 20 batters had been dismissed on the primary day of play.
Morgan defended the groundsman, and as a substitute took purpose at Australian cricket’s prime brass.
‘Australia providing up the groundsman as a sacrificial lamb is pathetic. Each side batted and bowled on the identical pitch, twice. England batted and bowled higher. Finish,’ he mentioned in a publish on X.
Piers Morgan has slammed Aussie cricket bosses for making MCG head curator Matt Web page a scapegoat for the farcical two-day Ashes Take a look at in Melbourne
Morgan (pictured) insinuated that Australia try to show consideration away from their defeat by blaming the situations on the MCG
Matt Web page (pictured) fronted the media to clarify what occurred with the wicket in a particularly uncommon transfer for a groundsman
Morgan’s take divided followers on-line.
‘Can somebody please acknowledge that the gamers had been reckless in shot choice. That pitch wasn’t ridiculous, the pile on is,’ one wrote on X.
‘All this does is take away any accountability from the batsmen. Yeah it was a very good wicket to bowl on, however the batting was disgraceful,’ one other added.
‘I do not assume you ‘get to study’ from a million-dollar mistake like this. He’ll be moved sideways or backwards and the MCG fits are utilizing him as a human protect to guard their very own accountability,’ a 3rd mentioned.
‘It is wild. How did this poor bloke Matt Web page find yourself having to take extra duty for defeat than the Australian cricket staff?’ one other fan commented.
Others disagreed with Morgan.
‘You’re lacking the purpose – he’s on the market explaining why it was such a fast sport (and therefore vital lack of income), not making excuses for the aussies…settle down,’ one wrote.
‘Nobody is saying he is chargeable for the defeat. Australia misplaced honest and sq.. He’s chargeable for the situations being so s**t that it led to a 2 day sport and over 10 million in income misplaced. Something that loses that sum of money is sure to be dealing with scrutiny,’ one other identified.
Australia was left shocked after the consequence within the Boxing Day Take a look at match
‘He’s not apologising for Australia dropping – however for the sport solely lasting two days. You’re lacking the purpose right here Piers,’ one other fan wrote.
The catastrophe with the pitch may now imply the MCG receives a downgraded score for the wicket.
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has additionally opened the door to the governing physique taking a extra hands-on method to how tracks are ready for Take a look at matches.
‘Easy phrase I would use is, brief Checks are unhealthy for enterprise,’ Greenberg mentioned within the wake of the Boxing Day match, which is estimated to value CA at the least $10million in misplaced income.
‘That [having a hand in pitch preparation] is one thing we’ll have to take a look at on the finish of the sequence as a result of traditionally, now we have taken a hands-off method on all of our wicket preparation.
‘It is arduous to not get extra concerned while you see the impression on the game, particularly commercially.’
