The Melbourne Test was a debacle - so do we blame the pitch? | TFW Daily
The Ashes Daily 2025, 4th Test, Melbourne Day 3 wrap: The whole country is fixated on one thing: 22 yards of grass in the middle of the MCG, and how it came to influence an Ashes series. Head curator Matt Page had to turn out for a post-match press conference with the head of the MCC, Stuart Fox, such was the need for damage control. Was it really the pitch's fault? And either way, what does this mean for the future prospects of Test cricket? Adam and Geoff get together after a night off to chew through it all. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Get your copy of Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics: https://www.linktr.ee/tfwbook... Want to stop snoring?! Get 5% off a Zeus with the code TFW2025 at https://www.zeussleeps.com Get yourself some lovely BIG Boots UK, with 10% off at this link: https://www.bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefi... Order some of Stomping Ground's Final Word pale ale: https://www.stompingground.beer Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - fighting for workers since 1919: https://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au Get your big NordVPN discount: https://www.nordvpn.com/tfw Get 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: https://www.t20vision.com/FINALWORD Join this channel to get access to perks: / @finalwordcricket #ashes #ashes2025 #ashesseries #ashescricket #asheshighlights #cricket #cricketgame #cricketlover #cricketnews #cricketnewstoday #testcricket #testcricketdrama #testcrickethighlights #testcricket2025 #australiacricket #australiancricketer #australia #australianathlete #australian #englandcricket #england_cricket #stevesmith #benstokes #joeroot #jofraarcher #nathanlyon #mitchellstarc #alexcarey