<p>Melbourne: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/melbourne">Melbourne </a>Cricket Ground has been a happy hunting ground for India the last two series, having won here on both occasions. </p><p>Indian pacers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, as well as spinners have tasted some success on this surface.</p><p>The pitch for the upcoming Boxing Day Test promises to play out in a similar manner, according to curator Matt Page.</p><p>"It's (temperature) been factored in now," Page said. "We'll just monitor as we know with Melbourne that the weather can change quite quickly. Is it a concern that it's going to be 40 degrees on Boxing Day? No, it just probably means it might quicken up a bit quicker than what it would if it was 20 degrees. So, whether we leave a bit more moisture in it, I can't say yes or no at this stage. We'll keep monitoring the weather as we lead in and we'll adjust our preparation accordingly."</p>.If playing cricket is a crime, Akash is unapologetically guilty.<p>While Page said that they have been leaving a bit more grass on the pitch in the last six-seven years, he also acknowledged that it would never be as quick as Perth or Brisbane. </p><p>"... But over the last few years we've managed to get some pace in it, which has created that excitement. And we're trying to do the same, so there's a bit of grass on it. If you're a fast bowler and you look at it, you probably do get excited.</p><p>"It seams around the whole game with the new ball. So it gives those fast bowlers a chance."</p>.Minor injury scare for skipper Rohit.<p>Page also clarified the procedure for the MCG ground staff to prepare pitches for practice while explaining why the Indians got pitches that didn't suit Test preparation. </p><p>"For us, three days out, we prepare pitches for practice here," he said when pointed out Akash Deep's statement on Monday that practice pitch seemed more of a white-ball pitch. "If teams come and train before that, they get what pitches we've had. So today we're on fresh pitches.</p><p>"If they needed to train this morning, they would have been on those fresh pitches. So it's a standard procedure for us, three days out we do our pitches that we're going to have for our Test match."</p>
<p>Melbourne: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/melbourne">Melbourne </a>Cricket Ground has been a happy hunting ground for India the last two series, having won here on both occasions. </p><p>Indian pacers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, as well as spinners have tasted some success on this surface.</p><p>The pitch for the upcoming Boxing Day Test promises to play out in a similar manner, according to curator Matt Page.</p><p>"It's (temperature) been factored in now," Page said. "We'll just monitor as we know with Melbourne that the weather can change quite quickly. Is it a concern that it's going to be 40 degrees on Boxing Day? No, it just probably means it might quicken up a bit quicker than what it would if it was 20 degrees. So, whether we leave a bit more moisture in it, I can't say yes or no at this stage. We'll keep monitoring the weather as we lead in and we'll adjust our preparation accordingly."</p>.If playing cricket is a crime, Akash is unapologetically guilty.<p>While Page said that they have been leaving a bit more grass on the pitch in the last six-seven years, he also acknowledged that it would never be as quick as Perth or Brisbane. </p><p>"... But over the last few years we've managed to get some pace in it, which has created that excitement. And we're trying to do the same, so there's a bit of grass on it. If you're a fast bowler and you look at it, you probably do get excited.</p><p>"It seams around the whole game with the new ball. So it gives those fast bowlers a chance."</p>.Minor injury scare for skipper Rohit.<p>Page also clarified the procedure for the MCG ground staff to prepare pitches for practice while explaining why the Indians got pitches that didn't suit Test preparation. </p><p>"For us, three days out, we prepare pitches for practice here," he said when pointed out Akash Deep's statement on Monday that practice pitch seemed more of a white-ball pitch. "If teams come and train before that, they get what pitches we've had. So today we're on fresh pitches.</p><p>"If they needed to train this morning, they would have been on those fresh pitches. So it's a standard procedure for us, three days out we do our pitches that we're going to have for our Test match."</p>