Sydney Cricket Ground Curator Provides Update On Pitch For IND-AUS 5th Test

The Indian cricket team is set to face Australia in the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. The summit clash will start on January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Days ahead of the crucial encounter, the SCG social media handle has shared a video which shows how the pitch preparation is going on at the venue. In the clip, SCG curator Adam Lewis said: "So we're two days out now, getting to the final stages of the prep. We've taken the covers off this morning, given it a cut about 7mm and giving it a nice roll today, nice pressing, really happy where it's at.

"Giving it a little flick of water, it's very hot in Sydney today, so we'll just keep the moisture there just at the top. And then tomorrow, we'll do a little bit more heavier rolling, take a little bit of the colour out, then we should be ready to go for the third."

Ahead of the fifth and final Test between Australia and India, wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey expressed his thoughts on team's magnificent victory on the final day of the Melbourne Test.