You can hear the laughter already - Wellington's great weather is wrecking their cricket pitch. A photo revealing a strange-looking pitch has raised concerns for tonight's T20 clash between New Zealand and England in Wellington. The drop in pitch at Westpac Stadium has a large light coloured patch in the middle in the photo tweeted by English commentator Ian Ward, a former county cricketer. Under the heading "Interesting pitch...", the photo would appear to indicate more problems at Westpac Stadium, whose pitch was criticised by both coaches when New Zealand played Pakistan late last month. And while stadium officials are trying to calm the nerves, the weird-looking pitch will undoubtedly cause plenty of comment.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2018 20:15 UTC