Cricket officials have tweaked the normally predictable Adelaide Oval pitch to help bowlers in the third test between Australia and New Zealand starting on Friday.
Adelaide head curator Damian Hough said he was deliberately leaving more grass on the pitch for the inaugural day-night test, both to protect the less durable pink ball and to offer more for the bowlers in the match.
“leaving a bit of grass on it, we’re hoping it will assist the quicks, and the ball will come onto the bat nicely,” Hough said Wednesday.
Tea before Supper
When two teams step out on November 27 will also see another little first. In 138 years of Test cricket, the first break has always been the lunch followed by the tea break but these breaks will witness a 'role reversal' during the Test match.
For a change, the break after the first session will be for tea with the duration being 20 minutes. It will happen at 4 pm local Adelaide time.
The 'Dinner' break or may be rightfully called the 'Supper break' will happen at 6:20 pm and will be of 40 minutes duration with the final session happening from 7 pm to 9pm fully under flodlight.