Dutchy wrote:Booney wrote:What evidence is there to support the notion we doctor pitches in Australia?
For ever and a day the WACA was different to the SCG, the SCG different to Adelaide etc etc but you knew what you were getting.
When Warne was at his best did we create 5 dust bowls around the country? No.
When McGrath and Gillespie were at their peak did we create 5 seaming rippers? No.
It's insane to think we doctor pitches in the way India does.
Yes our pitches have always been like that, just like India's have always been spin friendly, just like England has always been seamer friendly. Thats what makes cricket great IMO, different conditions and challenges when playing away from home. Otherwise standardise every pitch with concrete and fake grass
The difference is that they didn't prepare a
whole pitch, just the middle bit.
I'll accept that different clays and grasses serve up a different playing wicket, that's great.
But only rolling some of it is cheating. Plain and simple.