"I don't think a groundsman has ever been under as much pressure as the guy here this week. Ben Stokes had a smile on his face during his final pre-match press conference of this Ashes series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as he responded to a question about the likely nature of the pitch for the fifth Test, which starts on Sunday morning."
"I don't scroll, I don't have social media, so I try and keep all that negative energy away from me. We just put our own pressure on ourselves, Lewis told Australian media on Friday, talking, to be clear, about producing a pitch for other people to play cricket on. Lewis also pronounced himself happy with the colour and predicted a nice even surface with good carry for the seam bowlers."
Adam Lewis, curator of the SCG, defended a greenish tinge at the edge of the pitch and said he shuts out social media to avoid negative energy while preparing the strip. Lewis said the groundstaff apply internal pressure and expressed satisfaction with the pitch colour, predicting an even surface with good carry for seam bowlers. Ben Stokes inspected the SCG strip and smiled at a pre-match press conference. England selectors had not finalised the XI by Saturday lunchtime, with a likely choice between Matthew Potts and Shoaib Bashir to replace the injured Gus Atkinson.
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