Overview
- Victoria slumped to 7-61 at stumps in reply to Queensland’s 149 and were all out for 144 early on day two.
- Queensland seamer Michael Neser took 3-9 from nine overs in an opening burst that left Victoria 5-11.
- Victoria lost top-order batter Tom Rogers to a broken finger; he did not bat and was substituted out.
- The Shield surface was prepared with grass trimmed to seven millimetres, down from 10mm on Boxing Day.
- Cricket Australia estimated the two-day Ashes Test cost about $10 million in revenue, with wider losses near $25 million, increasing pressure ahead of future MCG Tests.