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Andy Atkinson, the ICC's pitch expert, was happy with the experiment of using adhesive on the surface of the pitch during today's one-dayer between New Zealand and Sri Lanka

Stephen Fleming, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan spoke to the media after the match

Sri Lanka, led by Upul Tharanga with the bat and Muttiah Muralitharan with the ball, rebounded emphatically from their opening game defeat to fairly thump New Zealand by seven wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai

Stephen Fleming, who has been one of the few batsmen to succeed in the conditions prevalent at the Champions Trophy in India, said that it was crucial for batsmen to spend time out in the middle

There will still be a bit of wariness when Sri Lanka take on New Zealand tomorrow, as no one is quite clear how the pitch will play when the first ball is bowled