Unsafe MCG pitch prompts Sheffield Shield walk off | smhsport
Match referee Bob Parry said player welfare had to be "front of mind" after play was halted indefinitely in the Sheffield Shield clash between Victoria and Western Australia because of concerns over a dangerous MCG pitch.
"There were multiple balls that vertically deviated more than acceptable and struck players on the helmet and body and, obviously, that's when the umpires felt it was becoming dangerous and player welfare has to be front of mind," he said. Victorian captain Handscomb last week said it was unrealistic to expect the pitch to deteriorate, and urged Page to leave more grass on the wicket in a bid to enliven first-class matches.“[The] MCG pitch hasn’t deteriorated for 10 years. So I think we need to start making the game accelerate at the start of it, maybe make it a bit greener like it is in Hobart where the game accelerates at the start and then becomes a good batting wicket after that.
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