Burning Itch for a Turning Pitch

When Captain Cook’s team landed, no one gave them a chance to win

As they were under-prepared without any practice against quality spin

We won the first Test in under four days on a slow, dusty and turning track

And quickly wrote off their skills against spin and their ability to fight back

Captain Cool called for pitches with turn and bounce from the very first day

And he backed his batsmen and  spinners to shine in the sun and make hay

He justified saying there it was only fair to capitalize on the home advantage

As we too got fast tracks abroad on which even docile bowlers seemed savage

His plan backfired in the second Test as the tourists scored runs in a heap

As their spinners made our batsmen look like slaughterhouse-bound sheep

They convincingly won the second Test, disproving the turning pitch theory

And our team cools its heels till the next Test; defeated, dejected and dreary

Hope we now realize that just a turning pitch does not ensure victory in a Test

But Test victories are achieved only when you bat, bowl and field at your best!