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Not since last week has a pitch caused so much debate.
If the tourists are saying little about the Ahmedabad pitch on which they were given a third-Test hiding, that has not stopped plenty of others from discussing its suitability for international cricket.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said it was “awful” and ex-skipper Alastair Cook said the Test was “tough to watch”.
Is the criticism fair, or just pointless spin?
What’s all the fuss about?
Not only was it thrilling, compelling and, at times, downright bizarre, the third Test was also incredibly unusual.
Of the 2,412 Tests ever played, only 22 have finished inside two days and half of those were before World War Two, when pitches could be pretty moody. This was the shortest completed Test since 1936.
Twenty-eight of the 30 wickets fell to spin, which is a high ratio even for Asia, where spinners have taken roughly three for every two by pace bowlers since 2010.
Just two batsmen – England’s Zak Crawley and India’s Rohit Sharma -…
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