According to an media release, "The sanction takes into account the Nottingham venue's history of producing good quality international pitches, that the monitoring of the pitch preparation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) before the Test was appropriate, and that there was a commitment by both the ECB and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club to relay the pitch ahead of the next international cricket season."
ICC has clearly stated that the pitch did not provide "fair contest between bat and ball" and concluded that the pitch prepared for the match was of an "unacceptable standard for Test cricket."
