HOW METRONOMIC MCGRATH SET TEMPLATE FOR MASTE ERY AT LORD’S

Derek Pringle analyses how the Australian pace legend bowled at HQ and offers some advice to today’s stars

The pitch for this Lord’s Test between England and India is the last to be produced by Mick Hunt, the head groundsman for MCC.
After 49 years of service you’d think he might go out with a bang with a terror track but knowing Mick he will produce a solid surface that will last well into the fourth day before it starts playing too many tricks.
Traditionally, Hunt’s surfaces have tended to favour bat over ball though not all bowlers have l...

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