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With the five-match Test series between Australia and India currently at 1-0 in favour of the visitors after they registered a dominating 295-run win in Perth last month, the action will now move to the second Test, set to be played at the Adelaide Oval from December 6 onwards. However, the hosts will be aiming to extend their unbeaten run at home in a pink-ball Test, the Rohit Sharma-led side will aim to disappoint the Aussies, hoping to double the lead.
With the pink-ball Test just days away from start, Adelaide pitch curator Damian Hough opened on what the wicket will have on offer. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, December 4, Hough hinted that the wicket will have 6mm grass covering, thus helping the seamers to come out good.
6mm grass covering; overcast predictions: Damian Hough hints as possible conditions for pink-ball Test
Hough, when asked of the conditions suiting the pacers or spinners in Adelaide, said that his team is trying to go for a balanced wicket where batters, pacers and spinners can make an impact. However, he further added that under certain parameters such as lights, overcast conditions, seamers might get the help from the wicket.
“History suggests that it is hard to bat under lights in Adelaide. The pitch will have 6mm grass. We are trying to produce a pitch that would be a good contest. The pitch did not play a part in the Test match finalising in three days last time India were here. I thought that it was really good bowling from Australia,” curator Damian Hough told press ahead of the pink ball Test on Wednesday.
“As long as there is something in it for all aspects of the game, I am happy. I just want a good contest. The ball hooping around has got nothing to do with the pitch. Under right conditions, right weather, the ball will move,” he further added.
It is to be noted that the last time India played at the Adelaide Oval, they were bowled out at the score of 36, their lowest-ever in Test cricket history. However, the side will be coming high on confidence after registering their biggest win in Australia by margin of runs, it is to be worth noting that the Aussies have clear record in pink-ball Test, winning all seven games at home so far.
