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- Updated: August 11, 2016
Australia face another trial by spin in Colombo after the surface at the SSC was revealed to have been prepared along similar lines to the track in Galle.
Two days out from the third Test, the pitch showed even less signs of moisture or grass than Galle’s had done, meaning it is again set to turn significantly from day one, with natural variation to again test the awareness of the visiting batsmen.
“If you look at the Galle wicket there was probably a little bit more grass on it at this stage,” the touring vice-captain David Warner said after inspecting the wicket. “Going out there and looking at it, it is quite dry, but that’s something that you do expect.”
While it was never much of a secret that Sri Lanka intended to prepare spinning pitches for this series, the hosts appeared to flirt with earning censure for the surface in Galle, with the match referee Chris Broad reportedly seen in animated conversation with …
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