‘We don’t want teams bowled out for 180’, says Steve Birks

“Looking at the surface, it has looked like a decent bat-first wicket”

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In preparation for the first Test between England and India, Nottingham curator Steve Birks has announced that the pitch at Trent Bridge currently has eight to nine millimetres of grass on it in order to ensure teams aren’t “bowled out for 180”.

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‘We’re trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch’, says Damian Hough

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“From our end it’s going to take us time to get it exactly where we want it”

Damien Hough, who is the Adelaide Oval curator, has announced that he and his groundstaff are simply “trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch”, whereby it will be a batsman’s dream and spin later on into the match.

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