{"id":9787,"date":"2012-01-01T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/?p=9787"},"modified":"2012-01-01T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T15:00:15","slug":"sgc-pitch-to-favour-both-teams-curator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/news\/sgc-pitch-to-favour-both-teams-curator-9787\/","title":{"rendered":"SGC pitch to favour both teams: Curator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"img-caption-wrap img-caption-wrap-left \"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/st3.cricketcountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket\/48505073565ac00ac9210687e8995e7f.jpeg\" title=\"SGC pitch to favour both teams: Curator\" alt=\"SGC pitch to favour both teams: Curator\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imgcaption\"> Spinners captured just three out of 30 wickets that fell during the Ashes Test at the SCG last year \u00a9 Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydney: Jan 1, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The curator of the Sydney Cricket Ground&#8217;s pitch has promised a &#8220;fair&#8221; track for the second Test between India and Australia, saying that conditions will decide whether the track assists pace or spin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just go about preparing a pitch that&#8217;s fair and just for both sides,&#8221; Curator Tom Parker was quoted as saying by &#8216;Fox Sports&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it will be somewhat similar to the Ashes pitch we had last season,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spinners captured just three out of 30 wickets that fell during the Ashes Test at the SCG last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Australia won the first Test of the ongoing series by 122 runs on a Melbourne track that played to the strength of the home team&#8217;s pace-centric attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parker said the SCG strip could also assist pace depending on the conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It depends on the conditions of the day,&#8221; Parker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you get overcast conditions, the ball does swing around, move around through in the air a bit. 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