If David Warner had anything to do with it‚ Waca groundsman Matt Page would not get much sleep in Perth this week, writes Telford Vice. "I would like for him to stay on the roller all night‚" Australian batsman Warner said ahead of the first Test against SA. Warner’s sentiment was based on the performance of the Waca pitch in the Test between Australia and New Zealand last November. Ross Taylor and Warner both scored double centuries and no less fiery a fast bowler than Mitchell Johnson laboured to figures of 1/157 — which dressingroom legend has it prompted him to retire after the match. And that at a ground that once struck fear into the hearts of batsmen who knew they would face quality fast bowling there. "When we looked at the wicket last year it was flat and lacked a bit of pace‚" Warner said. "I think in the last few years I’ve been playing here it’s lacked that zip. When you see that sheen on the Waca [pitch]‚ you know it will be a fast wicket. We’re hoping to see that becau...
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