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South African captain Dean Elgar criticised an"unsafe" Gabba wicket after his side lost the first Test to Australia inside two days in Brisbane on Sunday.The Australians recorded a six-wicket win over the Proteas late Sunday after 19 wickets fell on the second day on a green pitch that offered plenty of bounce and movement to both teams' pace attacks.
In all, 34 wickets fell in two days, which led Elgar to ask the umpires whether the surface was safe to play on as Australia was edging towards victory."That's where the umpires' discretion comes in -- it's not up to us players.
"The divots definitely played a big role with the sideways movement, the up and down and obviously the steep bounce, which is quite something to face," he said.With Test cricket struggling for popularity around the world, the South African skipper contended that pitches like the one prepared at the Gabba don't help.Australian captain Pat Cummins conceded the wicket was difficult but stressed it was the same for both sides.
On Tuesday, the ICC penalised the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan for preparing a pitch that offered no assistance to the bowlers. The pitch was given a demerit point after yielding 1,786 runs across four innings of the first Test between Pakistan and England.
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