India, Dec. 31 -- There's a lot of furore over the Melbourne Ashes Test between Australia and England, concluding inside two days with the latter coming out on top by four wickets and registering their first Test victory Down Under in 14 years, equivalent to 5468 days. The ICC has already rated the pitch as "unsatisfactory" due to the presence of 10mm grass, which made it hard for batters from both teams to get going and spend significant time in the middle. However, former Australian batter Matthew Hayden side-stepped the pitch talk, blaming the batting coach of the hosts, Michael Di Venuto, for the side's repeated failures.

In the Melbourne Test, Australia returned with scores of 152 and 132, and England did not have any trouble in cha...