IND vs AUS: Australia’s left-handed batter Travis Head is pleased with his batting in the second Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi. Head, who was promoted as an opener for the primary time in his Test profession, scored a combating 43 in Australia’s in any other case poor outing in the second innings. After being 61/1 at stumps on Day 2, the Aussies had been bowled out for 113 on Day 3.
Speaking on his efficiency in Delhi, Head stated, “They’re extremely skilful bowlers, but I was really pleased with the way I was going forward and back and watching length and a few of the things I’d worked on. It was a small sample piece but over here small sample pieces can be a little bit of gold.”
Meanwhile, the Southpaw additionally acknowledged that bouncing back in the series is a big challenge for his crew now. “I think the communication and the relationships that we’ve built is why this team has been so strong and why this team has stayed together for a period of time. We’re always gonna have moments that aren’t the greatest or isn’t the best we want it. Those things happen. We accept them but we’ve also got to find a way to get better at it, to try and limit them as much as we possibly can because no one wants them. But it’s a challenge for us over the next couple of weeks, when we find ourselves in moments, how can we draw it back. When it’s a full stadium and there’s noise going and wickets falling, how we can draw that back,” he added.
Head opens up on dialog after now enjoying in the primary Test
Coming into India, Head was in sensible type. He registered scores of 99 and 175 vs West Indies in Australia’s house check series, earlier than hitting three extra fifty-plus scores in opposition to the Proteas in Australia. Though, he was not picked in the aspect, presumably because of the risk the Nagpur pitch posed for the left-handers. But Head has opened up on his conversations with the selectors after not getting picked in the series opener. “It was something that I didn’t expect coming here,” Head stated in a media interplay right here on not making the enjoying XI in Nagpur.
“The conversations had been sturdy. Everyone has completely different opinions. I respect the teaching employees and selectors and I’ve a extremely robust relationship with them. I believe that’s what made the conversations the best way they went, as a result of there’s respect that goes each methods and we had been in a position to voice our opinions. And I awoke the subsequent morning and I’m nonetheless on tour enjoying for Australia, I nonetheless get to do what I like to do. I’d like to be competing and enjoying however there’s one other method I can assist the fellows one of the best I may and put together one of the best ways I may for one more alternative. I nonetheless really feel like I’m in an awesome house. It’s only one week that didn’t go my method,” he stated.
