Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden led criticism of a inexperienced wicket on the Gabba after Australia wrapped up a six-wicket win towards South Africa in two days in farcical circumstances.
Skittled for 152 on Day One, the vacationers had been all out for 99 shortly after tea on Day Two, leaving Australia needing 34 to win and take a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
Travis Head and South Africa wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne had been the one two gamers to make a half-century, with an astonishing 34 wickets falling in below six classes in Brisbane.
The pitch on the Gabba has come below criticism after 34 wickets fell in simply two days
The Aussies, nonetheless, nonetheless misplaced 4 wickets within the second digs, with Kagiso Rabada taking 4-13 to take away David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith and Head.
The match lasted 144.2 overs and was the primary Take a look at in Australia to finish inside two days because the West Indies had been routed in Melbourne in 1931.
Talking after the sport, Ponting was essential of the floor, which he believes will likely be ranked ‘poor’ by the Worldwide Cricket Council match referee Richie Richardson.
‘I haven’t seen one as inexperienced,’ Ponting stated of the wicket.
Ricky Ponting (left) felt the pitch on the Gabba was too conducive to seam bowling, whereas Matthew Hayden (proper) famous the wicket was unnecessarily inexperienced
Gabba curator David Sandurski admitted the floor in Brisbane was less than scratch
‘Matthew Hayden performed right here greater than me, and he hasn’t seen one as inexperienced and Justin Langer stated he hasn’t seen one as inexperienced […] there was extreme seam motion.
‘These are very, excellent bowling groups, little question, however I don’t assume that the batting groups are that dangerous.’
Hayden, who referred to as the Gabba residence all through his home profession, was equally essential of the floor, noting there was far an excessive amount of grass on the wicket.
‘For my part, it began too inexperienced,’ he stated. ‘And that’s from somebody who has seen this [pitch] from a really younger age.
South Africa skipper Dean Elgar felt the floor may turn into harmful for gamers
Elgar confronted a complete of 14 balls throughout his two innings for a mixed rating of 5
‘There isn’t a have to make it so stuffed with grass, such heavy grass content material. As a result of it seamed an excessive amount of.’
Proteas captain Dean Elgar, who confronted a complete of 14 balls throughout his two innings for a mixed rating of 5, lambasted the floor as a poor commercial for Take a look at cricket.
‘You’ve received to ask your self the query, is {that a} good commercial for our format?,’ he instructed ABC.
‘I am clearly a purist of this format, you wish to see the sport go 4, 5 days.
However Australia captain Pat Cummins insisted the Brisbane deck was ‘nice’ and never harmful
The Aussie skipper completed with 5 wickets within the second innings and 7-77 for the match
‘Simply the way in which the character of it, the way it began to play, with some significantly steep bounce with the previous ball, you are sort of on a hiding to none as a batting unit.
‘If you concentrate on it solely two batsmen, possibly three batsmen solely utilized themselves half decently and scored some respectable runs.
‘I did ask the umpires: “How lengthy does it go on for till it probably is unsafe?” I do not assume it was an excellent Take a look at wicket.’
And Gabba curator David Sandurski admitted the floor in Brisbane was less than scratch with the necessities of Take a look at cricket.
Kagiso Rabada took 4 wickets as Australia chased 34 to win of their second innings
‘The proof is within the pudding,’ he instructed Information Corp.
‘The scorecards are there. You’ll be able to’t deny it. It’s clearly not adequate for a match of this magnitude.
‘I’m clearly disillusioned. No-one needs to have a two day Take a look at. All of the indicators within the preparation pointed in direction of it being an affordable wicket.’
However Australia skipper Pat Cummins insisted the pitch ‘was nice’, though he conceded the short-lived nature of the competition was not splendid.
Marnus Labuschagne (left) and Cameron Inexperienced (proper) finally noticed the Aussies residence
‘It was actually tough.
‘I don’t assume the toss had a giant issue within the win as a result of every little thing occurred so shortly. Two days most likely isn’t splendid.
‘I sort of don’t thoughts when the groundsman err on the greener aspect sometimes, I’ve performed a variety of Take a look at matches after they’ve erred on the flatter aspect so I feel it was the identical for each groups.
‘No method [was it dangerous], it was nice.’
