No limit on number of fans but Covid protocols in place at MCGMCC ‘just keen to get going’ with 70,000 expected to attendThe Melbourne
Cricket Club will implement Covid-19 protocols to welcome fans to the MCG for the
boxing Day Test but the ground’s capacity will not be limited, despite the Omicron variant increasing cases of the virus across Victoria’s capital.
The state’s acting premier James Merlino confirmed on Tuesday that a capacity crowd of over 90,000 people would be allowed to attend the match, although MCC CEO Stuart Fox said on Wednesday he anticipated a figure closer to 70,000 based on ticket sales so far.