Rhodes defends tit-for-tat pitch

Chittagong – Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes has defended the first Test pitch against West Indies where his side won in three days, saying foreign teams must expect hostile spin tracks.

Bangladesh spinners took all 20 West Indies wickets to fall in the Chittagong game that ended on Sunday with a 64 run victory for the hosts.

Rhodes said the visitors should have foreseen a tough pitch after they used a pace-friendly track in Antigua when Bangladesh were skittled out for 43, their record low total. –