Sydney, Jan. 1 -- Australia's rookie spinner might not be the only man named Todd hoping curator Adam Lewis finds a low setting on his lawn mower before he runs it over his SCG pitch, which remains a healthy shade of green three days out from the fifth Ashes Test.
Fresh off their two-day defeat to England, the Australians were greeted by an equally grassy surface in the harbour city to the recent MCG track that was the subject of a minor inquisition.
It is certainly not unusual for a Test surface to be a sporting a strong tinge of emerald 72 hours out from the first ball. Lewis' final snip could come as late as Sunday morning, which might yet turn the surface to a more traditional Sydney straw colour.
But after Cricket Australia chief ex...