‘Hard surface with lot of grass’: First look of Sydney pitch for India vs Australia third Test

Amid investigations of doable bio-bubble breaches and studies of India even expressing their unwillingness to journey to Brisbane for the ultimate Test, the India vs Australia third Test in Sydney is knocking on the doorways. On the eve of the all-important Test match, the primary glimpse of the pitch on the Sydney Cricket Ground was shared with the pitch curator asserting that it’s a tough one with good quantity of grass. While at first sight, the Sydney pitch doesn’t seem like massively completely different from the surfaces that India have gotten within the Test sequence up to now but when the curator’s phrases are something to go by then this pitch would possibly supply a bit extra bounce to the seamers due to its arduous nature. “The key is that every year, it is so different with the weather. So, we try to give them (the teams) that hard surface with a good amount of grass,” stated Adam Lewis, the SCG curator.  “Three-years ago we had England (here), we had late 30 degrees (celsius) days, hot-gusty winds, that is totally different to this year, when we had really high humidity, rain (and) cover.Also Read | ‘Lot of unnamed sources coming out from India’s camp’: Tim Paine “We had got first bit of direct summer light on to the wicket only three days ago, so we are just doing the best we can with the elements that are dished out to us,” he stated. Last 12 months, Australia had thrashed New Zealand by 279 runs when the 2 groups clashed on the SCG from January 3-6.Lewis stated internet hosting a Test is the most important stage for them and contemplating the fickle climate this 12 months, they’ve rolled out a fairly good wicket for the match, beginning Thursday. “The weather was our main concern and just the talk about not getting the Sydney Test. We understand that the amount of effort that goes into preparing a Test like, you got to understand, this is our grand final,” Lewis stated at a digital press convention. Also Read | Sydney retailer proprietor responds to Kohli, Pandya’s alleged bio-bubble breach“This is our biggest stage of the year and we put so much in putting on the day. Look to be awarded the Test by New South Wales government and Cricket Australia, we were foreseeing ahead. We just did our preparation around the weather and we think we have rolled up a really good wicket.” The four-Test sequence is tied at 1-1 with Australia successful the pink-ball opener in Adelaide whereas India emerged triumphant in Melbourne.(With PTI inputs)