Sri Lanka mull writing to ICC over SCG ODI abandonment

Sri Lanka are considering to write formally to the ICC, seeking an explanation for abandoning their fourth ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground when the match could have completed after the rain delay.

The outcome not only frustrated the crowd, which was hoping to see an entertaining finish to the rain-curtailed match, but also Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene as the conditions might have favoured his side if the play had been resumed. Having seen far worse conditions against New Zealand in Pallekele only three months ago, Jayawardene was of the opinion that the game should have been completed, especially in a ground like the SCG which is known for its drainage system.

Jayawardene said they would write formally to Javagal Srinath, the ICC match referee, seeking an explanation for an inconsistency in rulings from one series to the next. Srinath had given the explanation that the on field umpires – Paul Reiffel and Marais Erasmus – felt conditions were “unfair” for the play to resume. Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka the match referee, Andy Pycroft, had said play would only be stopped if he found it “unsafe” for the players.

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Source: Cricket Next