Australia’s Mitchell Marsh addresses the media throughout a press convention on the eve of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match in opposition to Netherlands in New Delhi, on October 24, 2023.
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Australia is not going to brush apart the late collapse in opposition to Pakistan and can look to address their batting frailties in the back finish after they face the Netherlands in their World Cup match, mentioned in-form all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on October 24.
David Warner (163) and Marsh (121) smashed superlative a whole lot, forging a 259-run stand for the opening wicket however a late collapse noticed them ultimately end at 367 for 9 in opposition to Pakistan.
“I think individually everyone would have addressed that. To be honest I thought Pakistan bowled really well and gave us a bit of a blueprint on how to go about it certainly towards the back end of the innings,” Marsh mentioned throughout the pre-match press convention.
“They’re a very good outfit and we were able to get on top of them in the first half of the innings, but they came back strongly, and you expect that from teams like Pakistan.
“So, we’ll address it, and hopefully transferring ahead, we will have a fantastic final 10 overs and apply some stress to different groups,” he said ahead of Australia’s match against the Dutch here on Wednesday.
Batting at number 3
Travis Head, who had injured his left hand during a World Cup warm-up match in South Africa, is firming up for a return after hitting the nets here ahead of the Netherlands clash.
Asked if Head will play tomorrow, Marsh said: “Yeah, I feel that call might be made this afternoon/tonight. He regarded good, a little bit of vary hitting final evening. He says the hand feels good. So, I’m positive if he is match, he’ll be obtainable for choice in the crew.
“I’m not sure who he’ll replace at this stage, but I presume that if he’s fit and he gets through today that he’ll play, but that decision will be made tonight.” Marsh additionally mentioned he has no points slipping back to No. 3 in case Head regains his opening slot.
“I’m very happy to go back down to three. I’ve obviously batted there a lot over the last couple of years, so I feel really comfortable at three. And if and when Heady comes back in, I think that’s the best position for me to play for this team,” he mentioned.
It has been a World Cup of upsets with Afghanistan gorgeous defending champions England and Pakistan, whereas the Netherlands stunning South Africa the different day.
“Yeah, teams have got better. I think that’s great for world cricket, certainly in tournaments like this that can sometimes be pretty long. And you see a lot of games that are not exactly close or competitive,” he mentioned.
“But we’ve said it multiple times now in this tournament this year, there’s absolutely no easy games. And you go into every game having done all the appropriate homework and hopefully you can come out with a win.
“So, tomorrow is not any totally different for us. We respect the Netherlands; they’re taking part in some good cricket and that might be a troublesome problem.” Talking about his evolution as a cricketer, Marsh said: “I’ve nonetheless labored arduous for an extended time period to hopefully maintain bettering. And there isn’t any doubt that I’ve had most likely extra alternatives at the high of the order and extra time to bat in the white ball format.
“Not a whole lot’s changed, I’ve just probably not given up on the fact that I was striving for something and kept working hard through periods of time that were tougher than others.
“In the final couple of years, I really feel I’ve been as constant as I might have been, which was one thing I used to be all the time striving for. I assume all the finest gamers in the world that you just look as much as, and definitely in our crew, they’re so constant. And that is what I used to be.” It has been a long season for Australia but Marsh said the experience of the players have helped them to be in great frame of mind despite the initial reversals.
“India most likely play the most cricket out of anybody. And I assume from our perspective and from my perspective, it is leaning on expertise of the previous,” he said.
“We’ve bought a crew stuffed with numerous expertise at the second, guys who’ve performed 12 months of the yr for the final most likely six or seven years. So, we’re not in unfamiliar territory, while we had a gradual begin and we had been put below stress at instances, the vibe in the crew is nice.
“We’ve played really good cricket in the last two games and hopefully that’s the case tomorrow.”
