The request follows an angry comment from coach Bob Woolmer, who said the tourists had been ''stuffed'' before the Test because of wickets and practice facilities of a type they did not want.

Bacher, a former Test captain and now managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa, said on Monday: ''There were several aspects of the game which were unsatisfactory, but we will wait for John Reid's report before discussing any action.''

The match ended in a 64-run win for India, after South Africa were skittled out for 105 on a wearing wicket.

Woolmer said on Sunday that he was unhappy with the pitch and the practice facilities for his team.

``I don't mind losing, but I don't like losing by having been stuffed for three weeks beforehand on wickets and practice facilities which are not conducive to what we want,'' the ace coach said.

Woolmer had complained before the Test that although they had won both their warm-up games with ease, the opposition in both those games was so weak that his batsmen had no chance to play extended innings.

Bacher said on Monday: ''Facilities are a worldwide problem which require finance and motivation from the ICC. Countries must be told that they have a responsibility to provide the best pos- sible practice facilities.

''We requested a certain standard of facilities before the tour and it looks like these have not been forthcoming. But the match referee's report is a lot more wide-ranging now and will include comments on practice facilities. We will decide on our future course of action after going through the report,'' Bacher said.