The ICC has a four-tier pitch-rating system, with "unsatisfactory" in third place; the rating also means that the MCG will be handed a demerit point | ESPN.com

ICC rates the MCG pitch unsatisfactory after the two-day Ashes Test as England secure a rare win in Australia.

The pitch was deemed to be "too much in favour of the bowlers" by the governing body with grass on the surface left at 10mm in length.

The ICC has handed down their verdict on the controversial MCG pitch which led to this year's Boxing Day Test wrapping up after just two days.

The pitch used for the fourth Ashes test that finished inside two days has been rated as “unsatisfactory” by cricket's world governing body. No batter scored a half-century and 36 wickets fell across six sessions at Melbourne Cricket Ground as England beat Australia by four wickets in just 142 overs of play.

The pitch from the two-day Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne is rated as "unsatisfactory" by the International Cricket Council.

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The first Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata last month had ended inside three days. ICC match referee Richie Richardson has rated the pitch 'satisfactory' as the venue escaped any sanctions.