Former Test cricketers Mitchell Johnson and Michael Vaughan have slammed the ICC for giving an ‘average’ rating to the Perth Stadium pitch, which hosted India’s second Test against Australia. Australia had defeated India by 146 runs on the fifth and final day of the second Test at the Perth Stadium. I’d actually be interested in knowing what a good pitch is? The Perth pitch saw some sharp bounce with one Mohammed Shami delivery hitting Australian opener Aaron Finch’s right glove, forcing him to retire hurt. At the start of the year, the ICC introduced a disciplinary system in a bid to improve the standard of pitches around the world and can provide six ratings very good, good, average, below average, poor and unfit when rating Test venues.

Source: Indian Express December 22, 2018 07:38 UTC