Veteran seam bowler Peter Siddle says there will "definitely" be a result from the Boxing Day Test following a concerted effort by new curator Matt Page to liven up the iconic venue's recent docile pitches.

All five first-class matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last summer ended in draws, including the fourth Ashes Test on a lifeless surface that was rated as "poor" by the International Cricket Council.

Page moved from the WACA to the MCC this year and started on a good note by producing lively wickets for Victoria's first two JLT Sheffield Shield matches that would have yielded two results had the second fixture not been marred by rain on the fourth day.

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But the most recent Shield clash at the MCG between Victoria and Western Australia earlier this month was a draw, with the visitors defying an international-calibre attack on the final day to secure a stalemate on a flat wicket.

Victoria fast bowler Chris Tremain, who played in the draw against the Warriors, said Page "tried something a little different" in that match ahead of Boxing Day knowing he had a winning formula from the first two matches.

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Siddle played in the rain-affected match against South Australia and said if that wicket is replicated for the showpiece Test match from Boxing Day, one of Australia or India will head into 2019 with a lead in the Domain Test series.

"It's played alright this year," Siddle told SEN.

"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 talk (about) the WA wicket when the boys played last week at the MCG.

"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 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."

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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.

Allrounder Mitch Marsh is part of Australia's 13-man squad for the final two Tests and is the frame for a Test recall not just for his all-round capabilities but due to the lean form of No.5 Peter Handscomb.

Test spearhead Mitch Starc said on Tuesday the four-pronged Test attack would be capable of managing the workload should Marsh be overlooked, but Voges said now would be the time to play Marsh if the wicket is deemed flat.

"I would think, having just played a Shield game in Melbourne, they may need some extra bowling," Voges said.

"It was pretty flat when we played there so if they were ever going to go with the all-round option, it will be that time."

The hunger for a result in Melbourne has only intensified after the first two Domain Tests this summer were played on sporting wickets that provided the coveted balance between bat and ball and a day-five result.

NSW seamer Trent Copeland featured in the Blues innings-defeat at the MCG this season and said 14 millimetres of grass was left on the pitch, similar to conditions for day-night cricket at the Adelaide Oval.

While the extra grass helped the fast bowlers, Test opener Marcus Harris crashed an unbeaten 250 against the Blues in that match to prove runs could be scored.

"Certainly for our game, it looked like a raging green seamer and it did seam around on day one, in particular," Copeland said.

"It turned into a nice batting wicket and it seemed to not deteriorate as much.

"It certainly doesn't spin anywhere near as much as it does in Adelaide."

Domain Test Series v India

Dec 6-10: India won by 31 runs

Dec 14-18: Australia won by 146 runs

Dec 26-30: Third Test, MCG

Jan 3-7: Fourth Test, SCG

Australia squad: Tim Paine (c, wk), Josh Hazlewood (vc), Mitch Marsh (vc), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Archie Schiller

India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hardik Pandya, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar