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Australia-India first Test to witness three greatest run scorers in same match

By CricketCountry Staff

Boxing Day Test will see for the first time in 100 years, three greatest runscorers to play in the same Test match when Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting grace the MCG field during the first Test match between India and Australia.

Variation in bowling key in first Ind-Aus Test, says MCG curator

The pitch for the opening India-Australia cricket Test here will have some grass on it but it won't be green as MCG curator Cameron Hodgkins wants to ensure that a variety of bowlers get wickets on the track.

We don’t want Sachin Tendulkar to wait for too long: Rohit Sharma

By CricketCountry Staff

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma wants senior cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to score his 100th hundred in a style in the upcoming Australia Test series starting December 26.

Shane Warne proud of his bronze MCG statue

Newly-svelte Australian legspin legend Shane Warne joked that a hefty bronze statue of him unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Thursday was a "lifelike" memento of his time in Test cricket.

Questions have to be asked if Test match cricket is demeaned as a spectacle

Test cap should be earned by performance.

Warne’s bronze statue to be unveiled at MCG

By CricketCountry Staff

Spin legend Shane Warne’ bronze statue is likely to be unveiled on this year’s Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).