There’s also the scrutiny that Adam Lewis, chief curator at the SCG, is under anyway after having produced a grassy surface last summer, which resulted in the fifth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy lasting only two-and-a-half days. And on Thursday, Lewis was seen having a long chat with the head of Venues New South Wales, David Gallop, by the pitch he is preparing for the first Test of the year. There’s also talk that some other bigwigs within Australian cricket will either pay a visit over the next 48 hours or at least put in a suggestion as to what the final product should ideally look like.
