International Cricket Council referee David Boon has rated the Trent Bridge pitch used in England’s drawn first Investec Test against India as poor.
The ICC confirmed on Saturday that Boon, who was the match referee for the series opener and who is part of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, had submitted a report to the ICC expressing his concerns over the quality of the pitch.
An ICC statement continued: “This report has been forwarded to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), which now has 14 days to provide its response.
“After the ECB has submitted its response, ICC’s general manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, and the ICC’s chief match referee, Ranjan Madugalle, will consider all the evidence, including studying video footage of the match, before reaching their decision on whether or not the pitch was poor and if so, if a penalty should be imposed in accordance with Clause 4 of the ICC Pitch Monitoring Process.
“The ICC will make no further comments until Mr Allardice and Mr Madugalle have reached their decision.
“The Trent Bridge Test was played from 9 to 13 July in which India scored 457 and 391-9dec, while England totalled 496 in its only innings.”