Pollock doesn't want Test status for current match

South African skipper Shaun Pollock on Friday night said he was against getting the ongoing third and final cricket Test against India ratified as an official one by the International Cricket Council at a later date.

Admitting that his teammates were finding it difficult to motivate themselves after the match was declared as 'unofficial' by the ICC, Pollock said he did not believe it was possible to get it ratified as an official Test later.

"I would be really very surprised if it is made a Test match... I don't think it should be. I don't think it can be done after what has already happened. You need to know about it before the start of the game," Pollock said after the first day's play in Johannesburg.

He said it would be unfair to his players if the match is made an official Test later.

"I don't think it would be right because the guys need to know before they step on to the field what is happening and the game's status," he said.

Pollock also said that his team was not taken into confidence before the United Cricket Board decided to demand the removal of match-referee Mike Denness.

"We were not consulted and we were informed afterwards of what had taken place," he added.

He said he had thought the entire episode was a stand-off between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the International Cricket Council, but in hindsight he could understand why UCB had taken the decision.

"I think the South African cricket Board were aware that they needed to provide entertainment to the South African public," he said.

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