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ICC RATES MCG PITCH FOR FOURTH ASHES TEST UNSATISFACTORY
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|December 30, 2025
The International Cricket Council on Monday rated the pitch used in Melbourne for the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia as unsatisfactory and handed the venue one demerit point after it was deemed to be “too much in favour of the bowlers” in match referee Jeff Crowe's assessment report.
Twenty wickets fell on the opening day of the Test which England eventually won by four wickets inside two days.
This story is from the December 30, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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