Time For Neutral Groundsmen Inspectors

Now that Pakistan have won the first Test it has been suggested that the pitches for the next two matches will be excellent for batting to ensure the final two games are draws. It has also been suggested that the pitches for England's two warm-up matches were deliberately different from the one at Multan. There was controversy before the Ashes Test at Trent Bridge when the groundsmen stated proudly that his pitch would offer little assistance to Shane Warne. For the good of the game pitch preparation should not only be fair, it should be seen to be fair.

I propose that the ICC appoint inspectors to ensure that any accusations of home bias in the preparation of pitches are groundless (pardon the pun). Their job would be to ensure that nobody interfered with the groundsmen in their task of producing Test match pitches.