The legendary Glenn McGrath on Monday stated the Australian staff is relying an excessive amount of on Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschange within the ongoing four-match Take a look at collection in India and there’s a want for the entire batting line-up to face up.
Australia have already conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy after struggling heavy defeats within the first two Exams.
“I believe they’re relying an excessive amount of on (Steve) Smith and Marnus (Labuschagne) for the time being. Travis Head has had a very good 12 months as properly. The entire batting line-up has to face up,” McGrath, who’s director of teaching at MRF Tempo Basis, informed reporters right here.
The Australia staff has are available for criticism from former gamers over varied points together with their strategy and choice.
Talking concerning the Australian staff’s efficiency, the 53-year-old McGrath stated, “I believe they haven’t settled on a recreation plan on the way to play spin in India that they’re assured with and might execute.
“Within the first Take a look at, they had been too defensive, and within the second Take a look at, they had been too aggressive. So we are going to see in the event that they’ve discovered from these two matches.
“They need to discover a glad medium and put a worth on their wicket. In India, you need to construct an innings on strong defence after which take a look at methods to attain and put the stress again on the bowlers,” he added.
McGrath additional stated the absence of pacers Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced had affected the staff steadiness however, on the similar time, additionally questioned choice choices, just like the omission of Head for the primary Take a look at in Nagpur.
“They haven’t been in a position to come and clear up the tail. The final three batters have placed on 160-plus. They’re those inflicting issues. Whether or not they received the bowling modifications proper? Possibly Pat Cummins may have are available earlier.
“Little little bit of reverse swing attempt to decide early wickets on the demise there. Give credit score to Indian gamers (Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Axar Patel). They know the way to play on these pitches. They’re spin bowlers. They know what opposition is making an attempt to do,” the Aussie tempo legend stated, giving credit score to the way in which the Indians have performed in Nagpur and Delhi.
Waiting for the following two Exams, McGrath stated, “Australia has an extended technique to flip issues round. In the event that they go away the shores with the scoreline not being 4-0, I believe they might have completed properly.” He had phrases of reward for the Australian ladies’s staff which gained the T20 World Cup in South Africa on Sunday and stated “they’re a high quality staff and so they’ve been a high quality staff for an extended, very long time.”