The fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England ended within two days. After this, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik raised questions regarding the Melbourne pitch. 20 wickets fell on the first day of this test and 16 wickets fell on the second day. England won the Melbourne Test by 6 wickets and ended their 14-year winning drought in Australia.

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wrote on social media X, ,In India, when many wickets fall on the first day of a Test match, India always has to face severe criticism. So I hope Australia will also face the same kind of criticism. Justice should be equal for everyone.,

The decision to leave 10 mm grass on the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch greatly benefited the fast bowlers, making it difficult to bat. England won this match by 4 wickets. The first three matches of the Ashes also lasted for a total of 11 days. In this way, in the current series, out of total 20 match days, only 13 days have been played. The first Test match played in Perth also ended in two days.

Former Indian batsman Dinesh Karthik said, ,MCG pitch looks ordinary. It is unbelievable that out of the four Ashes Tests, two were over in just two days. Despite so much discussion, four Ashes Tests were completed in just 13 days.,

Pietersen and Karthik’s comments were based on the fact that Indian spinners and pitches often face severe criticism when this happens in the subcontinent. For example, England’s failure to face the Indian spinners on the turning pitch in Ahmedabad during the 2020-21 series was heavily criticized by experts.

The England team then won the first Test in Chennai, but in the next three Test matches, its batting flopped badly against Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, but in the Ashes, there has not been much resentment regarding the pitches being favorable for fast bowlers.