Legendary Glenn McGrath on Monday stated that the Australian staff is closely depending on Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne within the ongoing four-match Test collection in India and your complete batting line-up must be fielded.
Australia have already gained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after struggling heavy defeats within the first two Tests.
“I believe they’re relying an excessive amount of on (Steve) Smith and Marnus (Labushen) in the intervening time. Travis Head has had a extremely good 12 months as nicely. The entire batting line-up has to face up.
The Australian staff has come underneath criticism from former gamers on varied points together with its method and choice.
Talking in regards to the Australian staff’s efficiency, the 53-year-old McGrath stated, “I believe they have not caught to a recreation plan on easy methods to play spin in India, which they’re assured and may execute.
“In the primary Test, they have been very defensive, and within the second Test, they have been very aggressive. So we are going to see if they’ve realized from these two video games.
He stated, ‘He has to discover a glad medium and put a value on his wicket. In India, you need to construct innings on the power of sturdy protection after which have a look at methods to attain targets and put stress on the bowlers.
McGrath additional stated that the absence of quick bowler Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Cameron Green affected the stability of the staff, but in addition questioned choice selections like dropping Head for the primary Test in Nagpur.
“They couldn’t come and clear the tail. The final three batsmen have scored greater than 160. They are those creating the issues. Did he get the bowling change proper? Perhaps Pat Cummins might have come earlier.
He stated, ‘A little bit of reverse swing there on the loss of life tries to take fast wickets. Credit to the Indian gamers (Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Akshar Patel). He is aware of easy methods to play on these pitches. He is a spin bowler. They know what the opposition is attempting to do.
Regarding the subsequent two Tests, McGrath stated, “Australia have a long way to go to turn things around.” If they go away the sidelines with the scoreline not being 4-0, I believe they might have performed nicely. He praised the Australian ladies’s staff that gained the T20 World Cup in South Africa on Sunday, saying, “They are a quality team and they have been a quality team for a long time.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
