ICC Slams MCG Pitch as 'Unsatisfactory', Awards Demerit Point After Ashes Test

• ICC declared Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch for the 4th Ashes Test "unsatisfactory" and issued one demerit point.
• Match referee Jeff Crowe reported "excessive assistance to bowlers"; 36 wickets fell in just two days.
• England won the Boxing Day Test by 4 wickets, with no batsman scoring a half-century.
• Accumulating six demerit points could lead to a one-year ban for the venue.
• England captain Ben Stokes and Cricket Australia also criticized the pitch conditions.

Why It Matters: MCG receives ICC demerit point for "unsatisfactory" Ashes Test pitch, risking future ban.