The veteran Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has clarified that the fans shouldn’t expect a flat deck at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ahead of the third Test against India on Boxing Day. Siddle said the pitch, which was deemed poor by the ICC last summer during the tame Ashes Test draw, will produce a result.

This time around curator of the MCG Matt Page is believed to inject more life in the drop-in wicket by putting a layer of sand between the concrete base and the pitch trays and will leave more grass on the pitch which will make it batting-friendly.

As per the reports in SEN, Siddle said, “It’s played alright this year. I played a couple matches ago when I got back from the UAE against South Australia and it was actually a good cricket wicket. There was going to be a result; we got washed out on the last day needing 100 runs. That was going to be a result there. There was a lot of talks (about) the WA wicket when the boys played last week at the MCG.”

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There have been five centuries scored in three MCG matches this Sheffield Shield season. Marcus Harris, who made his debut in the Adelaide Test, smashed an unbeaten 250 which also became a crucial release behind his maiden Test call-up.

Talking about Page, Siddle said, “He (Page) knows what he’s got to do now leading into the Test match. It’s going to be a good one and I think the boys should be excited and there’s definitely going to be a result wicket I think, going by what’s happened in the first couple of Shield games this season.”

Should the MCG pitch resemble the most recent Shield wicket, WA coach Adam Voges says Australia might need an extra bowling option to help take 20 wickets.