Ashes: Kevin Pietersen, Dinesh Karthik question MCG pitch after two-day Test
Updated On: 28 December, 2025 08:49 AM IST | Melbourne | PTI
The decision to leave 10mm grass on the MCG deck generated massive sideways movement, making batting a lottery. In all, 36 wickets tumbled in six sessions at Melbourne as the fourth Test ended inside two days with England winning by four wickets
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The overwhelmingly bowler-friendly Melbourne pitch on which 20 wickets fell on Day One of the Boxing Day Test has prompted Kevin Pietersen and Dinesh Karthik to point out the selective criticism of Indian tracks when spinners get wickets in a heap.
“India always gets hammered when wickets fall like crazy on Day One of a Test and so I hope that Australia gets the same scrutiny! Fair is fair!,” wrote former England skipper Pietersen on his X account.
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