Dhaka, March 23 -- Australia's cricket board will resist calls to exert greater control over the nation's Test wickets despite a pair of two-day matches during the Ashes that cost the local game millions of dollars.

The first Ashes Test against England at Perth Stadium and the fourth at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) were decided in two days, prompting widespread criticism of the pitches' preparation.

While the Perth wicket was rated highly by the International Cricket Council's match referee, the MCG pitch was given an "unsatisfactory" rating for being too much in favour of the bowlers after 36 wickets fell.

Test wickets are prepared independently by ground staff at the venues but after day one of the Melbourne Test, Cricket Austr...