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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian 29 Dec 2017

    'Cricket was the loser in this tedious farce': Gideon Haigh lets fly at the MCG's drop-in pitch #ashes http://bit.ly/2CrF7GE pic.twitter.com/jymtpNqmTn

    11:48 PM - 29 Dec 2017
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      2. Matty Aitch‏ @BoredTweeter55 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian @rustyjacko

        One would think that in the 140 years of Test cricket this has been the first lifeless pitch and the first dull drawn game. Take a chill pill everyone.

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      3. Russell Jackson‏ @rustyjacko 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BoredTweeter55 @australian

        it was particularly bad and needed to be pointed out in strong terms. Also a nice change-up from the Anglo-Aus media wars.

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      1. The Game Changer‏ @slant6225 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        "the WACA Ground, whose built-in pitch was the best of summer." Really? A pitch with wide cracks, sending the ball shooting off in all directions was the best of the summer?

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      1. Jack Steer‏ @KareeT21 30 Dec 2017
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        Turn it up. There have been draws in the history of the game. Overdramatised much?

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      2. AJ Mithen‏ @AJMithen 30 Dec 2017
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        @Donno79

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      3. Andrew Donnison‏ @Donno79 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @AJMithen @australian

        Diddums

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      1. Huckerbysbarber‏ @huckerbysbarber Jan 8
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        Reading this rather late in the day but a great article by a great writer.

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      1. Ian Hagger‏ @IanHagger1 31 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Having watched the first three tests but now back home this is the first sensible article written by an Aussie about the #Ashes

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      1. Brent Westwick‏ @pearl_jam12 30 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian @armodan

        Who is Gideon Haigh?

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      1. Tom Mende‏ @tom_mende 30 Dec 2017
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        MCG pitch designed for timeless test! MCG curator thinks its the 1930’s

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      1. Oliver Karhunen‏ @oliverkarhunen 30 Dec 2017
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        It was boring like cricket's supposed to be...what's the problem?

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      1. Christopher Bradley‏ @InfoRacer 30 Dec 2017
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        Only “loser” was Cricket on the terrible MCG drop-in pitch

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      1. Brad Thompson‏ @Fozzmakesense 30 Dec 2017
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        Yeh right, “farce”. Except if SS holds the first catch it’s a COMPLETELY different game. England likely out for 200. Oz bat completely diff in 2nd innings with no pressure. set Root 400, see them buckle under pressure. result:win by Australia. BUT LET’S BLAME THE PITCH. #Ashes

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      1. Stephen McAlpine‏ @smcalpine6 30 Dec 2017
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        a draw is a result. Remember?

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      1. JA‏ @jwamiet 29 Dec 2017
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        The pitch deserves all the criticism it gets, but then again not many of our batsmen can play on anything but roads

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      1. lostinwaste‏ @David540811 29 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Bull shit. This is all about a paucity of good cricket journalists. With half a brain a lot of good can be found. Firstly, Warne was fantastic; he could have gone fire the slog. Aus cricket in good hands with Smith. MMarsh delivered, batting any way. -ive context=Stupid media.

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