South African curator was forced to water
Pitch curator Christo Erasmus has come out saying Graeme Smith and Mickey Arthur pressured him to heavily water the pitch used in the 1st Test. They were worried the pitch would be a raging turner favouring Shane Warne so Mickey Arthur telephoned Erasmus, putting the heat on to produce a seaming wicket. I'm imagining the phone call resembling a scene out of the Godfather, with Arthur making him "an offer he can't refuse". Frankly, it all sounds like a storm in a teacup. Australia batted on the same pitch as the South Africans and the pitch was doing as much on the 3rd day as it was on day 1. Australia just handled the conditions better. More specifically, they held their catches better - something which has nothing to do with the state of the wicket. The Proteas better stop pointing fingers at the curator or the insipid South African crowds and admit they were still in hangover mode after the one day series. I imagine their psychologist is putting in some serious hours leading up to the 2nd Test.
| Posted by JC on Wed 22 Mar |  1 comments |
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