Australian cricket is being accused of 'hypocrisy' in the wake of the Boxing Day Test pitch fiasco.

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Travis Head has revealed he reached out to Ben Duckett to check on his welfare after a video of the England batter went viral last week, appearing to show him being intoxicated during a night out.

The 49-year-old had a rough start to his cricketing life but went on to become one of the fastest and most feared bowlers in the history of the sport.

It was once a common sight at big matches - and was even regularly performed by a former prime minister - but now the act is under fire from police and security guards.

The end of the Boxing Day match at the MCG on Saturday was the first time the same series has had multiple two-day Tests in 129 years.

The premier sporting event of the Aussie summer lasted just two days thanks to an awful failure with the preparation of the wicket, leaving fans furious and the game out of pocket by millions of dollars.

The Melburnian McLaren star is an unabashed cricket nut who got the opportunity to meet his mates from the Australian Test team at the MCG.

The pitch is making headlines after the Boxing Day Test finished in two days but one Aussie cricketer is also making noise online for all the wrong reasons.

Cricket Australia are reportedly set to lose a jaw-dropping sum of money after England snapped their 14-year wait to win a Test match Down Under inside two days at the MCG.