Former England pacer Stuart Broad was not impressed with the condition of the MCG pitch on Day One of the Boxing Day Test, as the ex-England pacer said that “the amount of movement that this pitch has shown” has indicated that there is “something really wrong”.
Following the sensational bowling performance from English fast bowler Josh Tongue, who picked up superb figures of 5-45 during Australia’s first innings of 152, with the hosts responding in style to skittle England for just 110 on an action-packed opening day’s play in the fourth Test that saw a total of 20 wickets fall. I
t was the first time in 74 years that 20 wickets had fallen on Day One of a Test match Down Under.
“The amount of movement that this pitch has shown has indicated to me that there is something really wrong. Test match bowlers do not require this level of movement to bowl effectively in a Test match. Good Test match pitches will have good bounce but not excessive sideways movements,” Broad said on Sen Cricket.
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