Australia’s legendary captain Mark Taylor is clearly not very proud of David Warner in India. In his report card for the primary Test in Nagpur, he gave Warner just one out of 10 marks.
“Davy in India… it is not his favorite place to play. that’s an understatement. He averages 22 in India where he doesn’t have the bounce or pace on the ball. He hasn’t had that in the past in India and he isn’t going to get it in this series at all, but he needs to find a way to conquer the batting in India if he stays in the team. India is a unique place to play,” Taylor instructed Channel Nine.
It will not be that he was strict solely on Warner, but in addition handled Usman Khawaja in the identical means. Again, simply 1 level.
“Like Warner, Usman Khawaja sadly did not have a lot to contribute. It was a disappointing dismissal on the third day. Gets a large and goes after that and is caught at first slip. It was disappointing, particularly whenever you see how the blokes who did nicely on this match batted. He watched the ball intently, labored to get to his 30 or 40. It was a wierd shot from Khawaja.” Khawaja had fallen within the second innings, going for a unprecedented drive off the bowling of R Ashwin, which was going a way or the opposite exterior off.
Another batsman who received only one on Taylor’s report card was Matt Renshaw.
“It was a daring transfer for Matthew Renshaw to depart Travis Head out. I nonetheless do not perceive the logic behind this, on condition that Renshaw will not be but a confirmed participant in opposition to spin bowling. It was an odd choice they usually had a match to overlook.
Nathan Lyon additionally couldn’t do something particular with Taylor.
“I’ve all the time been nervous about Nathan Lyon in India as a result of he’s the sort of bowler who likes tempo, bounce and over-spin on a pitch, greater than side-spin and pure variation. Todd Murphy is much more like Ravichandran Ashwin than Lyon. Unfortunately, Leon didn’t have a lot affect in Nagpur.
Taylor conceded 9 factors to Todd Murphy and wicketkeeper Alex Carey received the second highest (6 factors). Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith each scored 5-5 factors.
Mark Taylor was additionally in superb kind with Pat Cummins’ on-field captaincy. He stated, ‘I do not suppose he might have executed extra as a captain. He was a bit restricted with the facet he selected. When you may have two right-arm quick and two right-arm off-spinners as a four-man assault, it’s troublesome to do way more than that.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
