Boxing Day pitch fiasco: MCG curator in 'state of shock' at two-day Test finish

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• But the decision backfired as 36 wickets fell in just 142 overs across six sessions and England went on to defeat Australia by four wickets late on day two on Saturday.
• "I was in a state of shock after the first day," Page told the press at the MCG on Sunday.
• "We're obviously disappointed it's gone two days.
• We produced a Test that was captivating, but it hasn't gone long enough.
• We'll learn from that and make sure we get it right next year." "I've never been involved in a Test match like it and hopefully I'm not involved in a Test match like it again." Despite winning the match, England's first Test win in Australia since 2011, captain Ben Stokes strongly criticised the overwhelmingly bowler-friendly pitch, saying such conditions elsewhere in the world would unleash "hell".