‘There is nothing called as fair or unfair’ – Fans heap praise on Ex-India head coach John Wright for calling out Ian Healy’s ‘Fair wicket’ statement
John Wright, Ian Healy (Image Credit: Twitter)
The Border-Gavaskar series will start on February 9 in Nagpur. India will be the defending champions, having won the last three series from 2017 to 2021. As the series is one of the high-octane, the mind games, especially from the Aussie camp have started. Former Aussie wicketkeeper batter Ian Healy recently said that if the ‘fair pitches’ are produced, Australia will win the series.
However, he added that if the ‘typical unfair wickets’ dished out for the series, the home team will run away with the series. Healy further added that he is worried about the likes of Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.
“I think if they produce fair Indian wickets, that are good batting wickets, to start with, (that) probably spin and spin pretty consistently but spin a long way, late in the match … we (Australia) win,” Healy said on ‘SENQ Breakfast’.
“I’m worried about (Mitchell) Starc and (Nathan) Lyon in the first Test … if they’re unfair wickets which I’ve seen in the last series, where balls were jumping ridiculously and sliding down low from day one, I think India play those conditions better than us,” said Healy.
John Wright defends India’s right to take home an advantage
On the other hand, former India and New Zealand head coach, John Wright has defended India taking the home advantage. He said that countries playing at home are within their rights to produce pitches to suit them.
“Countries playing at home are entitled to produce pitches to suit their own team . That’s not unfair it’s what makes test cricket great,” Jon Wright wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, the fans are praising the former New Zealand cricketer on his take. They have echoed his thoughts in their own way.
This is how Twitter reacted
Home teams should be able to produce pitches that suit their own team. It's part of the challenge of playing away from home and makes Test cricket so exciting!
— Abhishek Upadhyay (@Abhishek1o11) February 3, 2023
I agree: a visiting team is comprised of the best of their country, they know what to expect and they can select accordingly.
— Graham Peacock (@revgpp) February 3, 2023
Exactly. There is nothing called as fair or unfair when it comes to test cricket, not like the current Indian fast bowling unit aren't fierce or skilled as their counterparts nor current Indian batters are any better at playing spin than Aussie batters. 🙂 We are not in 90s/2000s
— Sgr (@Sgrsgr77) February 3, 2023
And what makes an away win, or series win, the ultimate high.
The solution to this is – make sure your country is producing great players in all departments.
— Robin Maslin (@mazzacricket87) February 3, 2023
Yeah I guess the balance is producing pitches to suit their team whilst also producing a wicket that goes 4-5 days
— Tim (@Tim_2811) February 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/Chetan0712/status/1621459617434992641?s=20
Spot on .. if any country says they do any different they are not telling the truth !
— Gary Pettit (@GaryAPettit) February 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/ItsJkOfficial21/status/1621437563432235009?s=20
And the truly great teams of the past won everywhere regardless of conditions.
— ⚒Daft⚒ (@daftmartian) February 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/hardiks72357020/status/1621414812646526977?s=20
