Melbourne, Dec. 28 -- The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) chief curator Matt Page broke his silence on the much-criticised, talked-about strip used for the fourth Boxing Day Ashes Test, admitting he was in a "state of shock" after witnessing 20 wickets tumble on day one and hoped he is "never involved like this" again.

Various experts criticised the Melbourne Boxing Day Test for the Ashes, ex-cricketers not only from Australia and England, but also from world cricket, for ending within a span of just two days, with a massive 36 wickets tumbling and no fifties being scored throughout the match as the bowlers made merry on a pace-friendly surface.

Speaking as quoted by SEN Cricket, Page admitted, "I was in a state of shock after the first ...