1 Australian batsman Matthew Hayden sits on the pitch for his pre-match visualisation routine before a Test against New Zealand at Brisbane in 2004. Pic/AFP <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/pitchad1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 604px;" /> 2 West Indies&rsquo; Shivnarine Chanderpaul kisses the pitch to celebrate his century against Australia at Bridgetown, Barbados on April 8, 2012. Pic/AFP <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/pitchad2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 377px;" /> 3 An Afghanistan cricketer kneels on the pitch after their victory over Pakistan in the Asian Games semi-final in Guangzhou, China on November 25, 2010. Pic/AFP <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/pitchad3.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 591px;" /> 4 A West Indies fan kisses the wicket shortly before being removed by security during the Lord&rsquo;s Test against England on May 20, 2007 <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/aug/pitchad4.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 315px;" />

... before England's Pietersen, Anderson & Stuart Broad (son of ICC match ref Chris) decided to wet the Oval strip

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