- Updates from the day-night clash at Adelaide Oval
- Play starts in Adelaide at 2.30pm local/3pm AEDT
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The pitch, you all cry. What about the pitch? It looks decent. Not as grassy as some in previous years. The curators here trust the pink ball now to keep its shine, so they don’t leave the luxuriant leafage of the first few years. This strip has a few tinges down the edges but is straw toned down the business section. The grass here does go that colour while it’s still alive though, so there might be some grip for the bowlers, make it move sideways a touch. And then there’s the hope of swing. We’ll see.
Ashwin is back! And the rest goes as expected.