The Perth Stadium pitch, which hosted the opening Ashes Test, has received an “excellent” rating from the International Cricket Council despite the match finishing inside two dramatic days. Under the ICC’s four-tier pitch evaluation system, “very good” is the highest possible rating, reserved for surfaces that offer good carry, minimal seam movement, and consistent bounce […]

Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the Optus Stadium pitch (Perth) as an “average” where Australia and India recently played the second Test of the series and Australia won by 146 runs. However, the cricket world has divided on their opinions about that pitch rating as the former English skipper Michael Vaughan and […]