MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne Cricket Ground staff have admitted that the pitch prepared for the Boxing Day test was skewed too heavily in favor of bowlers, as an attempt to avoid a dull draw ...

As Christmas celebrations wind down, cricket ignites at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. England’s Ashes dream may be over, but the visitors are playing for pride and redemption. With a commanding 3–0 ...

England are heading towards a famous win over Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. They've set themselves a target of 175 to win the Test after bowling Australia out for less than 200 in both ...

Australia captain Steve Smith struggles to deal with the bounce at the MCG Gareth Copley/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. The guilty man ...

The two-day Boxing Day Test debacle cost Australian cricket an estimated $25m and will even hit players in the pocket. The second two-day finish of this Ashes series – the first came in Perth – is ...

Seven’s coverage of the Ashes this summer is its highest rated Test series ever, reaching 12.6 million Australians so far.

The opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground produced one of the most dramatic passages of Test cricket in recent memory, as all 20 wickets fell within a single day. From the ...

The Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch, where England secured a four-wicket victory over Australia in a dramatic two-day Ashes Test, has been officially deemed ‘unsatisfactory’ by the International ...

MELBOURNE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - After a four-wicket haul in front of a record Melbourne Cricket Ground and Australia's top score on a tough pitch, little wonder Michael Neser found day one of his maiden ...