Steve Smith confirms all-pace attack for Australia in Boxing Day Ashes Test on green MCG pitch
Stand-in captain Steve Smith has locked in an all-seam bowling line-up for the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), favoring pace on a grassy surface while omitting specialist spinner Todd Murphy. Smith, returning to lead after recovering from illness, described the MCG pitch as “quite furry, quite green” with 10mm of grass…