Problem is, that would enable groundsmen to prepare really f*cked up pitches

Ie, after the 1st test toss, we know the home team will choose for the 2nd test. So the groundsmen can try and produce a pitch that massively favours batting first or second - whichever is easier - in the certain knowledge the home team will benefit. Not good.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 22nd 2015 at 17:44:39

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Cricket bods - should they change the toss system at the start of test matches? (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:16:00
- No (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Oct 22, 19:41:38
  - Keeps me mysterious! (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Oct 22, 20:22:39
  - Too many words. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim Nasium, Oct 22, 20:03:30
- Either way, rest assured, SA will be a very very different advert for Cricket!!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:50:16
- Problem is, that would enable groundsmen to prepare really f*cked up pitches (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 17:44:39
  - Fair point. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:52:37
  - But this goes back to that ICC directive about them ensuring Test Pitches give fair chance (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:46:06
    - You can't really enforce that, in this case though (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 22, 17:55:53
      - Very subjective isn't it. Difficult, get the plough out. :) I just think bowlers need mor (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:59:23
- No, that's just the way it goes, besides you can lose the toss but get better (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 22, 17:25:14
  - Unusual in the desert though! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:25:43
    - lols this is true, beefy was only slightly less red today :) (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:38:13
- Umm, difficult, because surely that first innings toss is often kind of the decider... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:22:46
  - I don't mean whoever bats first one test bowls first the next I mean (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:25:09
    - Umm, see what you're saying, but then what if they make the wrong choice and the weather.. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:27:15
      - But that would be their error then so could have no complaints (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:28:57
        
        But you can't guess what the weather might do in 3 hrs time, but then suppose... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:30:57
        
        I agree the ideal is better pitches as they render the toss less relevant (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:41:55
        
        For me, the final day of the last test is how the pitch should have been 1st day... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:47:40
        
        I suppose you can argue that the last day of that test (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:55:28
        
        I didn't watch on sky today, just had TMS on, at least plenty of school boy hoo har... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 18:01:26
        
        And I truly be just as adamant if the Pakistani's were going for the win. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 18:02:41
        
        I think now they have lights they should just play til the 90 overs are completed (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 18:10:01
        
        And there is now this thing that the pink ball could well replace in all formats, no idea. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 18:14:33
  - the toss is part of the beauty of cricket imo (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 22, 17:23:59
    - That's it isn't it, as Jim says, really difficult to kind of change it. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:25:25
      - I'm not sure I do want it changed, perhaps just a reaction to the slog that's (Other Sports) - Jim, Oct 22, 17:28:19
        
        He always buggers it up. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Oct 22, 17:31:21

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