Cricket: Galle pitch rated poor by match referee

GALLE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the pitch for the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia has been rated as poor by Chris Broad, the match referee for the Test. The ICC will now consider all the evidence before reaching their decision in due course. Galle hosted the first Test between the two sides which Australia won by 125 runs with 40 wickets falling for 841 runs in 289.5 overs.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2011.