ICC gives verdict on Lord's and Gaddafi Stadium pitches, slaps demerit points after biased conditions

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the Lord's and Gaddafi Stadium pitches as "unsatisfactory" following the recent results at the two venues. The Lord's was the centre of the England vs New Zealand first Test, where the hosts defeated the Blackcaps by 115 runs on a surface that saw extreme dominance of seam. The venue has been handed a demerit point, and it marks the first sanction that the Home of Cricket has received in its history.