The Melbourne supremacy: Cricket, culture and condemned men in Australia's spin city

By MARCUS SCRIVEN On reflection: Melbourne sits in picturesque fashion on the banks of the River YarraIt is emblematic of the defining moment in the city's past - the discovery of gold in 1851. More was unearthed here than in the rushes of California and Alaska combined. Within a year, the city population rose from 77,000 to 340,000. It was the dawn of 'Marvellous Melbourne'.In the following