pitch quality index
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:03 am
http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/conte ... 59169.html
interesting article.
Although no idea how he gives mohali a benefit of doubt, and then attacks nagpur that is only few point lower.
Especially considering the stats totally based on how the game went.
In my eyes mohali was by far worse than nagpur.
Anyway if ICC are gonna warn pitches, would be nice if they had some system to rank pitches although to give the actual warning would need a subjective view, IE wouldn't necessarily ban cape town after the recent test match, but would make a recommendation to change the ball or have some more movement in the decks.
Also he is missing the point that green tops flatten out lol, the 2011 TB test had movement in the first 2 days and then flattened out.
Also doubt SA would have won any game if their won the toss, you still need spinners to take wickets, AKA mumbai 2004 when india won the game even with an 100 run deficit.
barring that the system looks good, might also make groundsman job easier to make the perfect pitch, in recent times it does seem if groundsman have no idea what is the perfect pitch.
quite intresting that in recent times no perfect pitches have been made barring UAE, Zim, Ban and NZ in the 1990s.
interesting article.
Although no idea how he gives mohali a benefit of doubt, and then attacks nagpur that is only few point lower.
Especially considering the stats totally based on how the game went.
In my eyes mohali was by far worse than nagpur.
Anyway if ICC are gonna warn pitches, would be nice if they had some system to rank pitches although to give the actual warning would need a subjective view, IE wouldn't necessarily ban cape town after the recent test match, but would make a recommendation to change the ball or have some more movement in the decks.
Also he is missing the point that green tops flatten out lol, the 2011 TB test had movement in the first 2 days and then flattened out.
Also doubt SA would have won any game if their won the toss, you still need spinners to take wickets, AKA mumbai 2004 when india won the game even with an 100 run deficit.
barring that the system looks good, might also make groundsman job easier to make the perfect pitch, in recent times it does seem if groundsman have no idea what is the perfect pitch.
quite intresting that in recent times no perfect pitches have been made barring UAE, Zim, Ban and NZ in the 1990s.