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Sri Lanka's cricket board (SLC) has been officially warned for the "poor" quality of the pitch at Galle, which hosted the first test in their recent series against Australia, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.

The SLC was in line for a sanction after the pitch was criticised as "too dry" by both teams after Australia won the test by 125 runs last month.

"It was clear ... that the amount of turn, especially early in the match, was excessive and there were occasions... where the ball went through the surface of the pitch, bouncing unusually steeply from a good length," ICC general manager Dave Richardson was quoted as saying in a statement.

"...taking into account that it was the first time that a pitch at Galle has been rated as 'poor', and given the intention of the curator to prepare a pitch that provided a fair balance between bat and ball, we have decided to impose a warning as the sanction."

The world governing body of the game also directed pitch consultant Andy Atkinson to inspect the ground at the end of this month and recommend necessary corrective measures.

SLC will have to submit a report to the ICC confirming that the corrective actions had been implemented before the staging of the next international match at the venue. (Source: Reuters)




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  • Handipora Friday, 07 October 2011 09:47 AM

    Politicised pitches, no fair play can be expected.

    Dayan Friday, 07 October 2011 09:52 AM

    Oh Bravo.............another hiccup

    But nobody would be punished or responsible...........and its mother nature in our wonderland

    Eskey Friday, 07 October 2011 10:22 AM

    don't worry. it is a one off incident and next time the mistake will be rectified.

    Pemal Herath Friday, 07 October 2011 11:21 AM

    Yes, then a different mistake with surface somewhere.

    uglytruth Friday, 07 October 2011 04:46 PM

    Lets go and conduct a protest/hunger strike infront of ICC

    Guru Saturday, 08 October 2011 05:34 AM

    ICC, you should very welol know that this country is full ofr crooks and nothing else. Money alloctaed for the grounds must have been eaten by the officials.

    alex Saturday, 08 October 2011 05:46 AM

    Pitch must have been made to play"elle"


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