The Ashes: International Cricket Council rates MCG pitch ‘unsatisfactory’

Australia`s Alex Carey takes a catch to dismiss England`s Ben Stokes during the second day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. Pic/AFP

The Melbourne Cricket Ground's seam-friendly pitch for the fourth Ashes Test was rated "unsatisfactory" on Monday by the ICC after it ended inside two days.

Under the world governing body's four-tier rating system "unsatisfactory" is the second lowest, characterising a pitch "favouring the bowlers too much".

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