CricketFans slams ICC for hosting key matches in rain affected stadiums
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Cricket fans have been furious over the ICC’s decision to host Australia’s T20 World Cup match at the MCG on Friday night after melbourne rain washed out a crucial match.

Both Australia and England will suffer after earning a point from the abandoned Super 12 stage game, leaving fans in a dilemma as to why the nearby Marvel Stadium, which has a rain-proof roof, was not used.

Ironically, there was little rain after the scheduled 7 pm start, but the umpires called off play due to concerns about wet patches in the Soden outfield. The umpires conducted two more pitch inspections and promised to inspect another pitch at 8.50 pm, but that never happened as there was a short rain and covers were again placed on the MCG pitch.

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Australia’s qualification remains tough after washout at MCGShortly after, rival captain Aaron Finch and Jos Buttler joined hands and signalled the cancellation of the match. The pre-scheduled match between Ireland and Afghanistan at the MCG was also called off due to rain.

After the New Zealand-Afghanistan match was abandoned at the MCG on Wednesday, the England-Ireland match was scheduled through the Duckworth-Lewis method after rain.

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was surprised on the roof of the Marvel Stadium, less than five kilometres from the MCG, which the ICC did not consider for use during the World Cup. “That’s what happens at this time of year and at the beginning of summer,” Trott said.

“The disappointing thing is that there is a stadium under the road which has a roof so that you can play cricket there. We could have played a lot of cricket. But that means the tournament is unpredictable as there area lot of do-or-die matches coming up.

Victorian Australian coach Andrew McDonald believes the MCG should always be the first option for cricket matches in Melbourne.

“Everyone wants to play at the MCG, you can’t predict the weather. There is no better place than the MCG where you want to play.