The Gabba has been handed a below average pitch rating by the International Cricket Council after being heavily criticised by players after the first Test between Australia and South Africa ended inside two days.
abc.net.au/news/gabba-pitch-below-average-icc-two-day-test-south-africa/101789428The Gabba pitch produced for the first Test between Australia and South Africa has been rated as below average by the ICC.The Gabba pitch has progressively been rated worse over its past four Test matches, from very good in 2019 to below average in 2022
Match referee, former West Indies batter Richie Richardson, said the contest "was not an even contest between bat and ball". The pitch was rated very good in the 2019 Test against Pakistan, good for the India Test in 2021, to average for last year's Ashes Test.— the second shortest by balls bowled in Australian Test history."You've gotta ask yourself the question, is that a good advertisement for our format?"
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