Adelaide Oval field curator Damian Hough confirmed that the wicket will have an even grass cover, 6 mm to be exact, in the 2nd Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Speaking to the press on Wednesday, December 4, Hough said the conditions will help the seamers.
Asked if the conditions will be extremely favorable for fast bowlers in Adelaide, Hough said he and his team were trying to create a balanced wicket where batsmen, pacers and spinners can have an impact on the Test match. However, the curator added that depending on certain parameters, such as under lights or cloudy conditions, the seamers will get a lot of help from the wicket.
Thunderstorms are expected on the first day of the Adelaide Test match, with an 88 percent chance of rain forecast for Dec. 6. Hough said the ball will swing and shift on those days, but it will not be because of the field but because of the conditions at the venue.
“History suggests that it’s hard to bat under floodlights in Adelaide. The field will have 6 mm of grass. We are trying to produce a field that would be a good competition. The field did not play a role in the Test match that ended in 3 days the last time India was here.
I thought it was really good bowling from Australia. As long as there is something extra for all aspects of the game, I am happy, I just want a good match,” Adelaide Oval curator Damian Hough told the press on Wednesday, December 4.
“The bouncing ball has nothing to do with the field. In the right conditions, in the right weather, the ball will move,” he added.
The last time India played in Adelaide, it was bowled out for 36, its lowest ever score in Test cricket. The team faces the Test match this time with more confidence. India won the first Test match of the series by 295 runs, its biggest win in Australia by a run margin.
The team will look to replicate the success in Perth to clinch a place in the World Test Championship final.
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