Reading a Cricket Pitch Before the First Ball
Grass cover, cracks, soil colour and dew tell you more about how a match will play than any team sheet. Here is what to look for on the strip, and what each sign usually means once the game gets going.
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Grass cover, cracks, soil colour and dew tell you more about how a match will play than any team sheet. Here is what to look for on the strip, and what each sign usually means once the game gets going.
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