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Don’t blame us for
low-scoring World Cup pitches, says ICC
The surface for this semi-final sparked heavy criticism from the former
England batsman Mark Butcher, who tweeted: “Sorry, but pitches have been
garbage this tournament.
(Also read:
England remain favourite for the World Cup)
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The ICC has denied responsibility for the low-scoring pitches
at this World Cup after yet another turgid surface was produced for the
first semi-final between India and New Zealand in Manchester. New
Zealand found scoring tough on a slow, two-paced track after winning the
toss, making 211 for five in 46.1 overs before rain forced this contest into
a reserve day.
It followed the theme of a tournament where low scores have been the norm
on markedly different pitches from those seen in ODI cricket in England over
recent years
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That has led to accusations that the ICC has instructed local
groundsmen to prepare slower surfaces than normal. But world cricket’s
governing body said: “Essentially the venues are responsible for the pitch
preparation which is done with oversight and guidance from the ICC and our
independent pitch consultant.
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“The guidance we give any host of an ICC event is to prepare
the best possible pitches for the conditions in that country – so in this
case the best possible ODI pitch for typical English conditions and we would
also look for even bounce and good carry. The ICC does not instruct
groundsmen to prepare pitches in a certain way to advantage, or
disadvantage, any team.”
The surface for this semi-final sparked heavy criticism from the former
England batsman Mark Butcher, who tweeted: “Sorry, but pitches have been
garbage this tournament. Uneven, two-paced, shit heaps MIGHT give you an
exciting 5 overs at the end of a run chase, but you’ve scared everybody off
in the previous 95. Crap.”
England’s Jonny Bairstow has previously questioned why World Cup pitches
have been so different from those normally seen in England.
“The pitches we’ve been playing on the last two years are surely the
pitches we would be playing on in a World Cup? I don’t know why they’ve
changed,” Bairstow said
Posted on July 11, 2019
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