Ahead of the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, the pitch curator, Matt Page, informed that at least 6 milimeters of grass will be there on the pitch, aiding pace bowlers more than the spinners. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while interacting with the reporters, he expressed his desire to make Test cricket interesting and thrilling. Melbourne has traditionally been flat, but this time the MCG organizers have decided to add grass on it. He said, "Seven years ago, we were quite flat. We sat down as an organization and decided we wanted to create more exciting contests and Test matches. So we leave more grass on the pitches now. That brings the bowlers into play more, but they're still good for batting once the new ball softens. We've been running at six millimeters the last couple of years. We'll monitor that as we go, but we've been really happy with the results recently. So for us, it's a rinse-and-repeat job." Read also: Different pitch for India and Australia "Spinners?" Page clarifies no break up at MCG Well, the comment that may sound haunting to the struggling Indian batting order is that there will be little to no help for the spinners in the pace-dominating pitch. He said, "Spinners? Oh, it doesn't really break up and spin here. If you look at our long-format games over the last four or five years, they've been more seam-friendly than spin-friendly. So I don't see that changing here." The MCG pitch curator stated they haven't done much with the pitches but some experiments with the grass levels, compaction, and moisture over three years. They, as an organization, have tried to focus on thrilling contests by balancing opportunities for bowlers and batters. Considering India's present conditions of the batting line-up, batters, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, face a tough challenge at the MCG. Notably, India has a Boxing Day Test record of 4 wins and 11 defeats.