Batter walks off as dodgy pitch wreaks havoc

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Tuesday's Sheffield Shield lucifer betwixt Queensland and South Australia was paused arsenic information concerns regarding the transportation led to Marnus Labuschagne and Bryce Street walking disconnected the field.

The Bulls were 1-87 aft 50 overs, but an uneven transportation had resulted successful deliveries that kicked up disconnected the transportation unexpectedly, with Labuschagne deed respective times during his innings.

After a speedy treatment betwixt Labuschagne, Redbacks skipper Travis Head and the 2 umpires, play was halted for the day.

"There's a small interest implicit a small bedewed spot, halfway down the way which astir apt hasn't dried retired arsenic overmuch arsenic players had hoped," Theo Doropoulos said connected the broadcast.

"The contented then, conscionable speaking with Wade [Bulls manager Wade Seccombe] and Usman Khawaja is that determination is simply a spot that's making balls rear disconnected a length. [Match referee] Steve Davis said there's nary existent interest astir an unsafe surface, but intelligibly players person near the crushed connected relationship of that."

The dialog continued betwixt Head and opposing skipper Khawaja, portion Seccombe and South Australia manager Jason Gillespie inspected the pitch.

Several minutes later, it was agreed that play would beryllium ended for the day, with the aboveground to beryllium rolled and hopefully dried out.

Play volition resume time morning.

The existent circular of Shield fixtures volition beryllium the past up of the Ashes, which starts successful a fortnight's time.

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