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

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

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

While the Melbourne curator had to face the media and say sorry, some of the players owe him an apology in return