Ashes: Perth Stadium's pitch gets “very good” rating

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The Perth Stadium pitch that hosted the first Ashes Test was rated on Thursday as "very good" by the ICC despite the game finishing inside two days.

Under the governing body's four-tier rating system "very good" is the highest possible, characterising a pitch with "good carry, limited seam movement, and consistent bounce early in the match". This, the ICC said, allowed "for a balanced contest between batters and bowlers".

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