Pakistan v England: Rawalpindi pitch for first Test rated 'below average'

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England observe winning successful Rawalpindi

The Rawalpindi transportation connected which England won a memorable archetypal Test against Pakistan has been rated arsenic "below average" by the lucifer referee.

Pitches for each planetary lucifer are rated, with antagonistic ratings resulting successful demerit points, the accumulation of which could pb to a suspension of staging rights.

The beneath mean standing has fixed Rawalpindi 1 demerit point.

It is the 2nd clip this twelvemonth the crushed has been fixed a demerit point.

The transportation for the drawn archetypal Test betwixt Pakistan and Australia successful March was besides rated arsenic beneath average.

If a venue receives 5 demerit points successful a five-year period, it volition beryllium suspended from hosting planetary cricket for 12 months.

The six ratings a transportation oregon outfield tin beryllium fixed are precise good, good, average, beneath average, mediocre and unfit.

The level transportation successful Rawalpindi resulted successful 1,768 runs being scored, the astir successful past for a Test played implicit a maximum of 5 days.

Despite the deficiency of encouragement for bowlers, England were capable to unit a celebrated triumph successful the dying moments of the last day.

Match referee Andy Pycroft said: "It was a precise level transportation which gave astir nary assistance to immoderate benignant of bowler. That was the main crushed wherefore batters scored precise accelerated and some sides posted immense totals. The transportation hardly deteriorated during the people of the match.

"Since determination was precise small successful it for the bowlers, I recovered the transportation to beryllium 'below average' arsenic per the ICC guidelines."

England followed up their triumph successful Rawalpindi with success successful the 2nd Test successful Multan to instrumentality an unassailable 2-0 pb successful the series. They volition look for a cleanable expanse successful the last Test successful Karachi, which begins connected Saturday.

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