Cricket playgrounds in Melbourne are preparing for a long summer cricket. After closing the Australian football league season, the fields are added to the field so that cricket matches can play in the season.
Australia has a wrapped schedule in front of it because it hosts India for a series of white balls, England for Ashes and then Big Bash League. The organizers have already announced that tickets were sold out for several matches well in advance. Melbourne cricket playground on Thursday, October 9, took X to send the time behind the scenes about how the playgrounds were added to the ground.
MCG: Stadium for all seasons
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is one of the world’s most famous multi -purpose stadiums. Although it is best known for hosting high -ranking cricket matches, including boxing day tests, World Championships and Big Games Bash League, MCG is just as known to be a spiritual home of Australian football (AFL).
During the winter months, the stadium turns into an AFL fortress, organizes matches for Powerhouse teams such as Melbourne, Colingwood, Richmond and Hawthorn. Oval -shaped layout is ideal for AFL, where extensive fields allow players to move at speed and freedom. From March to September, MCG is full of passionate football fans, with over 90,000 spectators.
When the football season is wrapped, the country is undergoing a remarkable transformation to host cricket in the summer. This process is fast, efficient and carefully planned. The ground staff will remove the goals and start preparing outfield again. In the center of the field there is a pitch, a portable cricket gate, which can be installed and removed. This allows the venue to maintain the quality needed for international cricket and at the same time keep the surface during the AFL season.
The playground is grown and maintained outside the nursery location in the nearby port of Melbourne and transported to MCG using special machines. After installation, the Earth is re -marked with border lines specific to cricket, built -up screens and tribunes are adjusted to monitor cricket.
In addition to cricket and AFL, MCG also organized international football matches, a rugby Union, a rugby league and even concerts and introduced its versatility. Since the 1956 Olympic Games to Commonwealth Games 2006, the stadium has a proud history of adaptation to different formats and disciplines.
The smooth switch between sport is emphasized by the first -class MCG facility, professional ground staff and Australian deep -rooted love for cricket and football.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
9 October 2025
