Australia Cricket Team

The ICC has given the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch a poor rating for last week's drawn Ashes Test, giving Cricket Australia two weeks to respond to the criticism before determining a sanction. Players and commentators criticised the lifeless drop-in pitch used for the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England in Melbourne, and International Cricket Council match referee Ranjan Madugalle followed up in his official report to the sport's governing body when he gave it a poor rating.