Soggy finish: The SCG under water.  Soggy finish: The SCG under
water. Photo: Brendan Esposito   Cavalier maintained SCG ground
staff did all they could to ensure play was possible after the
rain delay, describing the persistent drizzle as a ''freak
occurrence'', and defended the venue's drainage system.  The SCG
surface can cope with up to 400mm of rain per hour, but it was
no match for the drizzle and still conditions which prevented
ground staff from making the venue fit for play.  ''It was a
freakish event,'' Cavalier said. ''In my time on the trust and
50 years of watching cricket at the SCG, I've never known that
to happen before. There's no mortal force that can control the
weather - the weather is what it is.''  Cavalier scoffed at
suggestions the venue should introduce covers for the entire
playing surface. The practice is done at some Sri Lankan venues,
which do not have the same quality of drainage system as the
SCG. More than $3.4 million has been spent since 2000 on the SCG
surface, reducing the