The England cricket team has refrained from criticizing the pitches at all even though the surfaces over the two Tests have aided turn from the first session of the first day of matches. On Monday, left-arm spinner Jack Leach too refrained from criticizing it but said as a fan he would want a Test match to last for at least more than two days.
The day-night third Test, played with the pink ball, ended in two days. "I think the thing I will say as a cricket fan, if I were watching cricket I would definitely want [Test cricket] to go longer than two days. I think Test match should be going longer than two days. That is my only view. Whether that comes to the pitch, skills or whatever," Leach told the media here on Monday.
Neither England captain Joe Root nor the coaching staff have spoken against the wicket and instead have given credit to the Indian players. On Monday, one of India's most experienced curators, Dhiraj Parsana acknowledged the England team's professionalism for not criticizing the wicket and instead of admitting their own weakness in playing spin bowling.
