'It wouldn't've made much of a difference'- Stuart Law dismisses idea of covering entire ground in Melbourne

The second successive washout at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 28 has sparked a debate in the cricketing fraternity. Some experts reckoned that the outfield would have been in better shape if the groundstaff had covered the whole ground instead of just the pitches at the venue. But former Australian cricketer and coach Stuart Law believes that even covering the whole ground wouldn't have made much of a difference due to the persistent rain.

The 2022 T20 World Cup has produced some thrilling contests so far and is shaping up to be one of the best ICC tournaments in a long time. But the rain has spoiled the competition to an extent as two matches were abandoned on Friday due to relentless rain in Melbourne. England's mouth-watering clash against Australia was the latest victim of the downpour in Australia.

While experts all around the globe suggested covering the whole ground in the ongoing T20 World Cup, former Australian cricketer Stuart Law feels that covering the whole ground wouldn't have made much of a difference in Australia. Law explained that since the drainage system is sand-based, the relentless rain in Melbourne is too much for the drainage system as the water levels rise after the downpour.

"They do have a drainage system, it is sand-based which means the water just falls through to the drainage system underneath the ground. However, if you have so much rain like Melbourne has had recently, the water level rises under the grounds, and the rainwater doesn't go anywhere. So even if you put covers all over the ground, the moisture comes up anyway. Covering the whole ground works in Sri Lanka, but I don't think it would've made much of a difference in Australia with all the water underneath the ground anyway," Stuart Law said on BatBricks7 presents 'Run ki Runneeti' on CricTracker.