Glenn McGrath on Monday expressed that the Australian workforce is being very dependent on Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschange within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. According to the 53-12 months-outdated legendary participant, the entire batting line-up of the Aussies wants to face up within the 4-match Test collection in opposition to India.
“I think they’re relying too much on Smith and Marnus at the moment. Travis Head has had a really good year as well. The whole batting line-up has to stand up,” McGrath mentioned.
Australia have already conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy after struggling enormous losses within the first two Tests. They are being criticised by the previous gamers over varied points together with their method and choice.
McGrath additionally spoke in regards to the Australian workforce’s efficiency and mentioned, “I think they haven’t settled on a game plan on how to play spin in India that they are confident with and can execute. In the first Test, they were too defensive, and in the second Test, they were too aggressive. So we will see if they’ve learned from those two matches.”
“They must discover a completely satisfied medium and put a value on their wicket.
In India, you need to construct an innings on stable defence and then take a look at methods to attain and put the stress again on the bowlers,” he added.
McGrath additional mentioned the absence of Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and all-rounder Cameron Green had affected the workforce’s steadiness
“They haven’t been able to come and clean up the tail. The last three batters have put on 160-plus. They are the ones causing problems. Whether they got the bowling changes right? Maybe Pat Cummins might have are available earlier.
“Little bit of reverse swing try to pick early wickets at the death there.
Give credit to Indian players. They know how to play on these pitches. They are spin bowlers. They know what the opposition is trying to do,” the Aussie tempo legend mentioned, giving credit score to the way in which the Indians have performed in Nagpur and Delhi.
Looking forward to the subsequent two Tests, McGrath mentioned, “Australia has a long way to turn things around. If they leave the shores with the scoreline not being 4-0, I think they would have done well.”
