The English selectors might have drafted two spinners, Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali, in the squad for the 1st Ashes Test, but the Sophia Gardens curator predicts the pitch is going to assist the pacers.
Curator Keith Exton said he has prepared a ‘classic Test pitch’ and added that he is hoping for a good game of cricket.
“We hope this one will have a little more pace, but we hope that we see an equally good game of cricket,” curator Keith Exton said. “This track had two T20 games on it last year and the ball went through well.”
“It will start off as a classic Test pitch but if we have a lot of dry heat then the characteristics could change as the game progresses,” he added.
