MCG curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage
Page and his team left 10 millimetres of grass on the wicket, providing fast bowlers with excessive seam movement and bounce which made batting treacherous.
Thirty-six wickets tumbled in 142 overs, 20 on the first day, and the game was all over in the evening session of day two as England won by four wickets for their first victory in Australia since January 2011.
More than 90,000 fans were expected for day three and many more for days four and five.
But with ticket sales having to be refunded...