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Why Pitches Like MCG Should Be Despised

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31 Dec 2017 23:42 #356805 by zacaroni

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01 Jan 2018 09:21 #356809 by mapoui
the MCG ground was a west indian death bed....wat deh talking about placid ????

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01 Jan 2018 09:56 #356815 by alex
Maybe they should have a '2018 Committee' at each test, if the pitch looks dead after 3 days they bring back the beamer for the last 2 to spice things up.

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01 Jan 2018 10:20 #356816 by bobby
I know nothing about how drop in pitches are prepared or constructed. Do they have to be this bad or like any wicket is it up to the groundsman who prepare it and what material is used to construct it?

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01 Jan 2018 11:05 #356822 by chairman
The slow pitch helped England more not least with the bat. It enabled new batsmen to adjust and most of the wickets that fell in England's innings where specialist batsmen were involved were self-inflicted. The last three of four the England batsmen to be dismissed were got out.

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01 Jan 2018 15:30 - 01 Jan 2018 15:32 #356837 by ketchim
good point ....ask zacaroni to expand on this ...

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01 Jan 2018 15:36 - 01 Jan 2018 15:37 #356838 by ketchim
www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/813275.html

I also imagined secret simulated environs, a bit of a green house if you will
where mad scientists bring in the best possible soils
to create this mythical creature called the drop-in pitch.

I thought it involved closing air traffic in the Richmond area of Melbourne
to bring it in carried by some 30 aircrafts. :)
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01 Jan 2018 15:36 #356839 by David
The Ashes' should be consigned to history. The inability of either nation to provide consistent playing conditions is an embarrassment. Add to that the unedifying nationalism (racism?) that the press, players and fans seem hell bent on prosecuting, it is time to set this contest to 3 tests, as part of the FTP only. RIP Ashes.

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01 Jan 2018 15:39 - 01 Jan 2018 16:14 #356840 by ketchim
.........darn, duplicate !
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01 Jan 2018 15:42 - 01 Jan 2018 15:43 #356841 by ketchim
:) ....good one : how about the committee just change the "portable" pitch ?
MCG has 10 of them !
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