AUS vs IND 2024: Following spell of unusual rain, WACA curator doesn’t expect Perth pitch to develop ‘snake cracks’
1 month ago

AUS vs IND 2024: Following spell of unusual rain, WACA curator doesn’t expect Perth pitch to develop ‘snake cracks’

The Hindu  

WACA head curator Isaac McDonald on Wednesday said the unusual rain in Perth has impacted the pitch preparation for the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy and though he doesn’t expect the surface to develop “snake cracks”, there will still be plenty of bounce and carry. It’d be nice if the sun would pop out and do its job but as of this morning we’re in a good spot, we’re really comfortable as a curating team,” McDonald told media ahead of the series opener beginning on Friday. There’ll be some deterioration, grass will stand up during the game and offer that variable bounce but in terms of big snake WACA cracks, unfortunately I don’t think the weather is going to get us there,” said the head curator. “So we’re sitting quite comfortable and having quite open conversations within the curating team of what we feel is appropriate and where to go from there.

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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