It's hot out here in the middle. From the North End, the off-side boundary is 63m while the leg-side boundary is 70m. Straight down the ground, it is 73m-long boundary that we have for today. These, from the point of view of a right-hand bat. This is pitch no. 6, used previously. It is a black soil pitch. It is just a little bit patchy, but it is shiny, so, should be a really nice surface to bat on. Should be a high-scoring game and batting first will be the order. As for the pacers, bowling into the pitch may prove rewarding.