Short Tests prompt CA to consider pitch intervention

The pitch prepared by MCG curator Matt Page proved a big talking point in the fourth Ashes Test. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Cricket Australia will consider playing a stronger role in the preparation of Test pitches around the country as short matches this summer threaten the sport's bottom line.

The marquee Boxing Day Test finished inside two days after a remarkable 20 wickets fell on day one of a Test match for the first time in Australia since 1951.