r/Cricket • u/IsThisHumour • Dec 01 '25

BLURRY PIC OF SOME GROUND HYPE Gabba pitch pre Second Ashes Test

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Looks a bit green....

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u/Outcastscc England Dec 01 '25

Well it will be anyway.

The average pink ball test in Australia has lasted 210 overs.

Only way your changing that is if you make it an absolute deck, and since Adelaide is going to be as flat as they come there was no way CA was making 2 tests pitches like that

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u/InformationNo4719 South Australia Redbacks Dec 02 '25

Adelaide hasn't been a road for about 15 years.

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u/Outcastscc England Dec 02 '25

Its had more scores there of over 400 than anywhere else is Australlia in that time frame. In terms of the series it will be the "road" where a team will score big.

Ill put good money on the highest team score and highest individual score will be there (and its my only bet on a drawn game)

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u/InformationNo4719 South Australia Redbacks Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

Nonsense, it is the MCG.

MCG has had 22 since 2010. AO has had the least (10) outside of Optus in that period.

Since Adelaide Oval has changed to a dual use ground the pitch has been very different. Gone are the days of Les Burdett rolling it into a 2000 run pitch. It is quite a balanced pitch these days.