Travis Head with Coach Andrew McDonald throughout a observe session on the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on February 28, 2023.
| Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has admitted that visiting groups want to be “near perfect” to problem India in their very own yard, one thing they sought in Indore by “doubling down” on what that they had set out to achieve initially.
Hammered by the hosts inside three days within the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, Australia fought again strongly to declare the third match on an Indore pitch that provided vicious flip and variable bounce.
“You have almost got to be near perfect against India in India. I think this game (Indore Test) besides that 6 for 11 was near perfect,” McDonald was quoted as saying ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
According to McDonald, the staff’s success within the Indore Test confirmed there’s a core group of gamers who’re studying what it takes to win within the subcontinent and may help the aspect style better success sooner or later.
“Everyone’s journey starts at some point in time on the subcontinent, and I think there’s a core group of players that will come back here more experienced and, in theory, better equipped for the challenges.
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“We’re speaking a couple of sequence right here the place we’ve had sure situations that in all probability aren’t relatable to another subcontinent tour over time, so it is at all times a special problem if you do arrive right here.” He said Australia lost the chance to retain the trophy due to one hour of chaos in the second Test in Delhi.
However, on a pitch rated “poor” by the ICC, the visitors rode on star off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s 11-wicket match haul to humble the visitors by nine wickets and confirm their place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
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“We had a little bit little bit of luck. Marnus (Labuschagne) getting bowled off a no-ball, how important was that at that cut-off date, (and) that allowed a partnership to flourish. We took our alternatives as nicely.
“Usman’s (Khawaja) flying catch and then Smudge (Smith Smith) winding back the clock with that one at leg slip. You compare that to the Delhi game where Smudge dropped one at first slip and then we dropped one at leg slip in Matthew Renshaw, and they were critical.
“We had one hour of chaos there and that price us that Test match when we’d performed fairly good cricket. We got here right here and doubled down on what we’d set out to achieve in the beginning of the tour,” McDonald mentioned.
