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No harm in exploiting home advantage: Wright
Mohali, Oct 14: Blaming the flat track in Ahmedabad for India`s failure to force a result in their favour, Coach John Wright today said officials responsible for preparing the wickets should keep the home advantage factor in mind.
Mohali, Oct 14: Blaming the flat track in Ahmedabad
for India's failure to force a result in their favour, Coach
John Wright today said officials responsible for preparing the
wickets should keep the home advantage factor in mind.
Wright said the Ahmedabad track had nothing to offer to
the bowlers even on the fourth and fifth day and the "world
class" spinners in both the teams struggled to get any
purchase.
"It is the responsibility of people preparing the wickets to keep these things in mind. Sometimes, you probably need to raise these points with people-responsible," Wright told reporters here.
Set a target of 370 for win, New Zealand lost six wickets by the post-lunch session on the last day but still managed to draw the first test at Ahmedabad mainly on account of a gritty performance by Craig Mcmillan and Nathan Astle.
"Its unusual in India that the team batting first scores 500 runs in the first innings and there is no assistance to the bowlers in the later stages of the match," he said.
"We have to play on wickets that are given to us. Some times you hope a little bit of home advantage. It is the case in all the countries. In Australia, they make sure that their wickets never turn.
Like Captain Sourav Ganguly, Wright also came out in support of the Indian bowlers and said it would be unfair to expect them to win the match on such a flat track.
"There were three world class spinners, Kumble, Harbhajan and Vettori, playing in the match. They all struggled on the track. But the long spells will help them in the subsequent match," he said.
Bureau Report
"It is the responsibility of people preparing the wickets to keep these things in mind. Sometimes, you probably need to raise these points with people-responsible," Wright told reporters here.
Set a target of 370 for win, New Zealand lost six wickets by the post-lunch session on the last day but still managed to draw the first test at Ahmedabad mainly on account of a gritty performance by Craig Mcmillan and Nathan Astle.
"Its unusual in India that the team batting first scores 500 runs in the first innings and there is no assistance to the bowlers in the later stages of the match," he said.
"We have to play on wickets that are given to us. Some times you hope a little bit of home advantage. It is the case in all the countries. In Australia, they make sure that their wickets never turn.
Like Captain Sourav Ganguly, Wright also came out in support of the Indian bowlers and said it would be unfair to expect them to win the match on such a flat track.
"There were three world class spinners, Kumble, Harbhajan and Vettori, playing in the match. They all struggled on the track. But the long spells will help them in the subsequent match," he said.
Bureau Report