New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The pitch used for the fourth Ashes test that finished inside two days has been rated as "unsatisfactory" by cricket's world governing body.

No batter scored a half-century and 36 wickets fell across six sessions at Melbourne Cricket Ground as England beat Australia by four wickets in just 142 overs of play.

"The MCG pitch was too much in favor of the bowlers," Jeff Crowe, the International Cricket Council's match referee for the test, said Monday.

"With 20 wickets falling on the first day, 16 on the second day and no batter even reaching a half-century, the pitch was 'Unsatisfactory' as per the guidelines and the venue gets one demerit point."

James Allsopp, chief of cricket at Cricket Australia, expressed his d...