Mark Waugh fears fast bowlers will go extinct if turning pitches become norm.
Former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh has deemed the pitches used for the second and third Tests between India and England as 'unacceptable'.
Australia's most successful Test off-spinner Nathan Lyon put it out there that he was sick of people crying about turning tracks and even stated that he wanted to bring the curator to his home ground, the SCG. Fox Cricket posted the news on their Twitter account.
The younger Waugh brother replied to a tweet mentioning that he too was in support of the pitches that aid spin but balls exploding off the track right from the first day is unacceptable. He believes that the pitches used for the second and third Test between India and England went too far.
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The 55-year-old also expressed his fear about pace bowlers going extinct in the longest format of the game if Test matches keep finishing inside 2 or 3 days.
Mark Waugh tweeted, "I’m all for spin-friendly pitches as well but what we saw in the last 2 tests was going way to far. Balls exploding from day 1 is not acceptable. If these 2 surfaces are what is dished up then you are going to see 2/3 days test matches regularly and fast bowlers being extinct."
I’m all for spin friendly pitches as well but what we saw in the last 2 tests was going way to far. Balls exploding from day 1 is not acceptable. If these 2 surfaces are what is dished up then you are going to see 2/3 days test matches regularly and fast bowlers being extinct.
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349) February 28, 2021