How do you prepare a Test pitch?

The colour of a wicket can be a little misleading. Johnson begins a lengthy explanation of evapotranspiration, which is, essentially, the sun drawing moisture out of the ground through the leaf of the plant. This is what can a wicket its green appearance. There are ways you can prevent this process by "bruising" the grass but to steal from Newton's Third law, for every action there is an equal reaction.