By Richard Edwards

Maligned: The pitch at Chittagong

IT’S ironic that the cinematic launch of Pitch Perfect 3 has coincided with the unveiling of Test wickets that have been anything but.
This week, Chittagong’s one-paced road became the latest to be sanctioned by an ICC that appears to be growing increasingly weary of pitches that are doing little to bring a much-needed spark to the Test arena.
Their action in Bangladesh’s second city was hardly surprising.
A total of 1,533 runs were scored for the loss of just 24 wickets over five run-strewn days that had those in the...