Both the Tests have ended in draws. (AP photo)
Eight centuries have been scored in the two Test matches so far in which six have been scored by Pakistani batsmen and two by Australia in Karachi.
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Facing sharp and persistent criticism over the pitches prepared for the first two Tests at home against Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC Academy to oversee preparations for the final match at the Gaddafi Stadium, starting Monday. Summoned former curator Toby Lumsden.
So far, eight centuries have been scored in two Test matches, six by Pakistani batsmen and two by Australia in Karachi. Both games have amassed over 2,300 runs with 14 wickets falling in Pindi and 28 in Karachi.
The PCB has confirmed that Lumsden has arrived in Lahore on a 10-day assignment and will use his experience to help local curators prepare the surface for the third Test.
A PCB official said he would also help local curators understand the modern requirements of pitch preparation.
Lumsden, who has also been a curator at the MCG, is currently overseeing all preparatory work in Lahore, where the results of the pitch are expected after the first two Tests are drawn.
Lumsden is not the first foreign curator to be appointed by the PCB, which in the past has brought in other foreign curators to help prepare the pitch during home series as well.
A reliable source in the board said that PCB chairman Rameez Raja is paying a lot of attention to the improvement of the pitches in Pakistan.
“He wants to change and improve the process of preparing pitches and may also be given a lengthy job helping Lumsden train local curators,” he said.
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