Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin helped bowl out England for 134 on a pitch offering turn from day one and the ball kicked up dust after landing. "It's incredibly challenging on that surface for us on day two," Thorpe told a video conference. Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface "unacceptable" and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a "beach". "In terms of commenting on the suitability of the pitch for a Test, that's for someone above me to say," former England batsman Thorpe said. England need "something very, very special" on Monday to maintain their 1-0 lead in the four-Test series, Thorpe said.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2021 13:18 UTC