Voges expecting fair WACA wicket

Australia batsman Adam Voges expects the wicket at the WACA Ground in Perth to play fair in the first Test against South Africa next week.
Voges featured for Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield encounter with South Australia in Perth this week and feels the pitch will offer a little bit for everyone.
The right-hander said: “I thought there was enough movement there throughout the three days that the bowlers had enough assistance.
“But as we saw, with three hundreds (hit), if you batted well you could score runs as well.
“I don’t think (the wicket being used for the Test) will be too dissimilar. “I would possibly like to see it a bit harder on day one though.”
Voges has been included in the 12-man Test squad but failed with the bat in hand in the Shield, scoring 20 and a duck.
Meanwhile Australia selector Rod Marsh believes the WACA pitch is unpredictable.
Marsh said: “You never know what you’re going to get over here anymore. In the past, you knew exactly what you’re going to get.
“I saw that pitch last year and I couldn’t believe it. Having played most of my cricket here, I know the ground has changed and all that sort of stuff, but it’s nothing like it used to be.”
Latest
-
News
Sachin Tendulkar thanks medical staff after returning home from hospital
Tendulkar was admitted to hospital last week after revealing he had tested positive for Covid-19 and had been in quarantine at home.
-
News
New Zealand name squad for their Test tour of England
New Zealand have named a 20-player squad for their tour of England, with three uncapped prospects in the group.
-
News
Jamie Porter hoping for England call after picking James Anderson’s brain
Porter was close to his England debut against India three years ago but has fallen down the pecking order.
-
News
ICC Rankings: Fakhar Zaman on the charge in ODIs
Fakhar Zaman has scored back-to-back ODI centuries in South Africa and is in red-hot form.
-
News
ICC pressing ahead with plans for T20 World Cup in India despite Covid-19 spike
Acting chief executive Geoff Allardice says the ICC is “not anywhere near” activating any contingency plans.
-
News
Matt Parkinson takes positives from England tour despite lack of game time
Parkinson did not see competitive action in Sri Lanka or India.
-
News
Ponting sheds light on Smith’s Delhi Capitals role
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has given some insight into where Steve Smith would fit into his side.
-
News
Akhtar ‘wouldn’t call De Kock a cheat’ but run-out not in the ‘spirit of cricket’
Shoaib Akhtar has had his say on Quinton de Kock’s controversial actions during the run-out of Fakhar Zaman.
-
News
Sarah Taylor set for playing comeback in The Hundred with Welsh Fire
Taylor put her cricketing career on hold in September 2019 when announcing her international retirement.
-
News
Eoin Morgan believes there is still room for all three formats
England 50-over World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan...