The pitches in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne received the best rating from the International Cricket Council. Sydney pitch was rated average after the series finale at the iconic SCG ended in three days.

Four out of five pitches used in the recent Border-Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia have been rated 'very good' by the ICC, which found the track for the fifth and final game in Sydney to be 'satisfactory.

We review another absorbing Test as Australia reclaim the Border Gavaskar series

Cricket Australia conceded it was the wrong decision and that both Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar should have handed the trophy

India faced a crushing defeat in Sydney Test, losing to Australia by six wickets, and with it, surrendered Border-Gavaskar Trophy after holding it for a decade. The loss is particularly painful for India,