ICC Warns SL for Galle pitch

[silentstriker]

Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st Test, Galle: Sri Lanka Cricket gets official warning for Galle pitch | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site | ESPN Cricinfo

"Whilst we do not wish to see a pitch that is too heavily weighted in favour of the batsmen, in this instance, the balance was just too much in favour of the bowler."

Oh really? You don't huh? Can you please list the official warnings you gave out to pitches that resulted in draws? What absolute morons. Yea, who wants to watch a game like the one we saw in Galle? Let's instead play even more of matches like this, isn't that just so much more fun for everyone involved?

 

[Furball]

An absolute ****ing nonsense.

Whilst the pitch at Galle wasn't "ideal", whatever the **** that means, but it allowed for gripping, exciting Test cricket where the batsman faced a serious examination of their technique; yet the pitch wasn't so skewed in favour of spin that anyone could walk up and roll their arm over and run through both sides. The match in question was watchable because something was always happening and the pitch didn't markedly deteriorate to the point where it was unplayable. The pitch also wasn't dangerous.

Let's sanction the one pitch in the series which a) produced a result and b) challenged the players of both teams yet completely ignore the two absolute roads that were thrown up. Good work ICC. And we wonder why the future of Test cricket remains in doubt?

 

[benchmark00]

Great decision.

 

[ankitj]

Great decision.

Indeed. ICC should also warn England for the pitches they produced for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th test against India.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Indeed. ICC should also warn England for the pitches they produced for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th test against India.

What 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th test against India ?

 

[Howe_zat]

Aaargh

 

[Cevno]

ICC to **** of seriously!!

 

[marc71178]

Indeed. ICC should also warn England for the pitches they produced for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th test against India.

Why should England be warned because the Indian's were too **** to compete?

 

[miscer]

sri lanka should be cheeky ****s and submit a report saying no corrective action is taking place because they feel it was a good pitch. and then watch the lols ensue.

 

[Migara]

Chris Broad is a ****

 

[Himannv]

Rubbish decision.

 

[centurymaker]

Chris Broad is a ****

broads are absolute ****s.

 

[Hurricane]

I am not going to read the link or give the issue much thought but just want to join in with the wave of emotion and say Absolutely disgraceful decision. I say we craft a CW protest letter and email it to the ICC.

 

[benchmark00]

Is it a disgraceful decision because people think the pitch was good for test cricket OR is it disgraceful because the ICC don't punish similarly unfit pitches such as roads?

 

[ankitj]

Why should England be warned because the Indian's were too **** to compete?

Sarcasm fail

 

[Howe_zat]

Is it a disgraceful decision because people think the pitch was good for test cricket OR is it disgraceful because the ICC don't punish similarly unfit pitches such as roads?

The latter if you ask me.

The problem is that the longer the punishments remain one-sided, the further the ICC pushes domestic boards in one direction.

I'd also let this pitch slide because it's something of a rarity, and if I had to I'd be happy with a variety of pitches regardless of quality.

 

[Spark]

Is it a disgraceful decision because people think the pitch was good for test cricket OR is it disgraceful because the ICC don't punish similarly unfit pitches such as roads?

The latter. Appalling double standard.

 

[Furball]

Both. Ideally it wouldn't have been as dusty as it was day 1 but it wasn't close to being a poor pitch. Difficult and challenging does not equate to poor.

 

[uvelocity]

Is it a disgraceful decision because people think the pitch was good for test cricket OR is it disgraceful because the ICC don't punish similarly unfit pitches such as roads?

it's because cw is full of keepers who cant hack a bit of spin

 

[benchmark00]

The latter. Appalling double standard.

Well how about we focus on that instead of people trying to pass off the pitch as being decent enough for test cricket.

Two wrongs don't make a right. We've had millions of people come into the SL vs Aus tour thread and say there was nothing wrong with the pitch. What a load of horse ****. The ICC are ****s for not sanctioning boards that dish up roads, but they're doing the right thing here.