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October 7, 2011
Sri Lanka Cricket has been an official warning from the ICC to prepare a "bad" pitch in Galle for the first test against Australia, which was played from August 31 to September 3 The ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson will inspect the track at the end of this month and make recommendations on corrective measures. SLC for its part, will be required to submit a report confirming the recommended corrective action, if any, were taken prior to the next test match in Galle.
Test in Galle, won by Australia, lasted four days, with the home team the dismissal of 105 and 125 253 in its long-term defeat. The match referee for the game Chris had expressed concern about the field of the ICC. Richardson, the ICC chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle of the base of the comprehensive report, the response of the CSL and videos of the game, then made his decision.
"We have reached a decision on the pitch ready for the game is classified as" poor "," David Richardson, ICC Chief Executive Officer of cricket, said in a statement. "It was clear the video material in a match that sum, in turn, especially early in the match, was unreasonable and was in contact with (also the first day), where the ball has crossed the surface of the field, bouncing sharply from a exceptional length.
"While it is understandable and acceptable for a place to deteriorate during the battle for a place to exhibit this behavior at relatively early stages of the encounter was not acceptable. Although we do not want a space for heavily weighted in favor of batsmen, in this case, the balance was too much for the melon. "
Richardson said that since this is the first ball of Galle has reached such a control, was the punishment is limited to a warning. "Taking into account that this was the first time a field in Galle was classified as" poor ", and given to the Commissioner to prepare a place provided a reasonable balance between bat and ball, we have decided to introduce a warning as a sanction, "he said.
"We also directed that the ICC consultant field Any Atkinson inspect the site to make recommendations to ensure the future so that the preparation is in line with what is necessary to ensure a better balance between bat and the ball is reached. "
The ICC has imposed more severe sanctions in the past. Ferozshah Kotla ground in Delhi was banned from holding any international match in 2010, after India and Sri Lanka ODI in January this year had to be abandoned due to a "dangerous" high.
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