Australia's Steve Smith was one of 20 wickets to fall on the first day of the Boxing Day Test Quinn Rooney/Getty Images The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ruled that the Melbourne Cricket ...

The Lord's surface for last week's first Test between England and New Zealand has been rated as "unsatisfactory" by the ICC, with the venue receiving one demerit point under the governing body's pitch ...

MELBOURNE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch for the Boxing Day test between Australia and England has been given an "unsatisfactory" rating after 20 wickets fell in the ...

The pitch laid out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England has come under heavy scrutiny, with experts and former cricketers questioning the nature ...

Much of the talk in the cricketing fraternity recently has been dominated by the controversy surrounding the pitch ratings, with the Newlands pitch becoming the latest surface to receive an ...

England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game's longest format. The home side began their ...