Some of the biggest names in Ashes cricket have attacked the state of the MCG pitch after a record crowd saw 20 wickets fall on a Boxing Day blowout in Melbourne

Australia claim a 46-run lead after bowlers on both sides feast on green-tinged pitch in front of a record crowd on day one at the MCG

The pitch for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne has "done too much" and the result is in an "unfair" contest between bat and ball, says Michael Vaughan.

Some of the biggest names in Ashes cricket have attacked the state of the MCG pitch after a record crowd saw 20 wickets fall on a Boxing Day blowout in Melbourne

Captain Ben Stokes says there would be "hell on" if the Melbourne pitch upon which his England team beat Australia inside two days had been produced in another part of the world.

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page says he was in a “state of shock” during England’s two-day defeat of Australia in the Boxing Day Test.

Curator says he was in a ‘state of shock’ while watching the match unfold

The pitch from the two-day Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne is rated as "unsatisfactory" by the International Cricket Council.