Stokes Slams MCG Pitch Double Standards After Two-Day Ashes Test

• Ben Stokes criticized the MCG pitch after the 4th Ashes Test concluded in less than two days.
• He stated that a Boxing Day Test finishing so quickly is "not ideal."
• Stokes highlighted a "double standard," suggesting a similar pitch elsewhere would face far more criticism.
• The MCG surface was heavily criticized for being bowler-friendly, leading to rapid collapses for both England and Australia.
• England secured a four-wicket win, avoiding an Ashes whitewash and handing Australia their first World Test Championship cycle defeat.

Why It Matters: Ben Stokes questions pitch criticism double standards after MCG's two-day Ashes Test.