Spin legend Shane Warne has urged Cricket Australia to keep the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground as the venue for the Boxing Day Test against India later this year despite growing Covid-19 cases in Victoria.
The governing body is set to announce the schedule for India’s tour of Australia this week which will include four Tests and there are fears that MCG may lose the Boxing Day Test.
“Cricket is the 2nd biggest sport in the world behind soccer(fact) & the biggest day on the Aust sporting calendar is the Boxing Day test. We must try & do everything possible to keep it at the MCG this year. FYI- The Melb Cup & the AFL GF are the next biggest events in Aust !,” Warne wrote on his Twitter handle.
India’s tour is likely to start with limited-overs matches (T20 series) before the action shifts to the four-Test series.