No pitch in Australia in recent times has so divided opinion as the grassy, seaming SCG deck on which Australia beat India in less than three days to take back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a Test ...
The Sydney Cricket Ground wicket has come under the scanner. (Image Credit: Getty) Former Australia skipper Tim Paine has condemned the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pitch used for the fifth and ...
The ICC rated the SCG pitch 'satisfactory' for the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where Australia beat India. Despite criticism from Vengsarkar and Gavaskar for favoring pacers ...
Veteran Australian batter Steve Smith has said he had never encountered a wicket like the one at the SCG, after falling one run short of reaching 10,000 career runs in the five-match Test series ...
Now all eyes will be on the International Cricket Council to see whether they deem the SCG powderkeg acceptable. The rating that will be handed down by match referee Andy Pycroft could have wider ...
Andrew McDonald has defended the spicy SCG wicket, with Australia’s coach insistent the surface is not responsible for allowing India back into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The SCG was ...
The 21-year-old is like many in the “party stands” of the ground and is enjoying every minute at the SCG. Even when India was on the brink of losing the series, the Bharat Army were up and ...
The moment, coupled with Steven Smith's dramatic dismissal on the brink of a historic milestone, added layers of intensity to a gripping day of cricket. In the first session, Virat, who has been ...
Virat Kohli gestures towards the SCG crowd after Steve Smith was dismissed during day three of the fifth Test against Australia.(AFP) Virat Kohli is known for his antics with the crowds.
After 26 wickets fell in the first two days of the SCG Test, India great Sunil Gavaskar said it was "not ideal" for a five-day game to fail to reach day four. He said "all hell would have broken ...