Lively pitches - the need of the hour

We seem to be living in an era of stalemates - no better example than the first three Tests in the West Indies. Peter Roebuck joins Brian Lara's plea for faster pitches to protect an endangered species known as fast bowlers. Watching an inept batsman against the moving ball doesn't seem to be the most ideal form of entertainment nowadays. Blame it on television. Read the full piece in The Hindu.

Alas an eagerly awaited confrontation in the Caribbean has been reduced to a standstill by the lifelessness of the pitches. Throughout they have been as dreary as a plate of meat and two vegetarian dishes served by an English cook.