Sydney Test a '50-50' chance as MCG starts work on standby pitch

MCG ground staff ready new strip as back-up for third TestDecision expected from Cricket Australia within 48 hoursPreparations have begun on a fresh MCG pitch as Cricket Australia edges closer to a decision on where the third Test in the Border-Gavaskar series will be played, with officials labelling it a “50-50 situation”.The clock is ticking and, with Melbourne on standby, MCG ground staff have started the process of readying the strip immediately to the east of the one in use by A