558:. Drop-in pitches became necessary for the World Series as they had to play in dual purpose venues operating outside of the cricket establishment. Along with other revolutions during the series including the white ball, floodlights, helmets, and coloured clothing, drop-in pitches were designed to also make games more interesting. They would start off bowler friendly seaming and spinning with uneven bounce for the first two days of a game. After that they became extremely easy for batting meaning high targets were chaseable on the fourth and fifth days, although there would still be something in the pitch for the bowlers.
374:'minefield'. This again favours bowlers, particularly spin bowlers who can obtain large amounts of traction on the surface and make the ball spin a long way. The relative deterioration and spin-friendliness of a pitch are often referred to by mentioning the number of days it has (or appears to have been) played on. A pitch which produces prodigious turn is referred to as a "Turner." When it produces a great deal of spin, it can be called a "square", "raging", or "rank" turner.
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in an effort to make contact with the ball). They may also make small marks on the pitch to indicate where they will stand, and while batting, they sometimes swing the bat in such a way that it hits some of the dirt in the pitch in the
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1041:"Cricket's Turning Points: Covered pitches | Highlights"
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711:"Different types of pitch in cricket - Dusty, Dead, Green"
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1219:"So What's The Deal With Those Dirt Strips?"
1193:"Queensland reject drop-in pitch for Gabba"
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737:"County Championship - Points System"
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1093:"Guidelines for Rolling in Cricket"
943:"A List of Technical Cricket Terms"
343:. This favours the bowler over the
920:Barrett, Chris (8 December 2015).
550:curator John Maley for use in the
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583:Plans to use drop-in pitches in
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854:"Zampa's unbelievable run out"
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