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Ahead of the four-match Test collection towards India, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood on Sunday mentioned that his aspect would positively make use of the short-ball tactic towards the guests. The first Test of the four-match collection, starting on December 17 might be performed on the Adelaide Oval and it is going to be a day-night contest. Australia have the best-record in day-night Tests because the aspect haven’t misplaced a single match that has been performed with the pink ball. “I think at different times, yes, the short ball will be used as a tactic. The bouncer strategy is here to stay. It is a part of the game. It is going to hang around for sure. It’s probably a tactic all the time in Australia with the sort of bounce and pace our wickets have compared to other countries,” mentioned Hazlewood throughout a digital press convention on Sunday.
“And the wickets can also be quite flat from time to time. So, if we are not getting results on the front foot, we will challenge the batsmen at different times with the bouncer and a leg-side field. That’s always been part of the game here, probably from both sides,” he added.
Virat Kohli might be taking part in simply the primary Test towards Australia as he’ll return dwelling after being granted paternity depart by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Hazlewood had dismissed Kohli 4 occasions (Three occasions in ODIs, and one in T20I) within the white-ball leg earlier.
When requested about his battle with Kohli, Hazlewood mentioned: “I have had some luck against him of late in the white-ball format. So, you take a little bit of that into the next format. That said, it’s a fresh start. It’s a different story again with the pink ball.”
“He scored some runs against us last time with the red ball and I think it’s crucial to start well against him. We’ve only got him for two innings in the one Test in Adelaide,” he added.
During the 2018-19 tour, Virat Kohli-led India had managed to defeat Australia. This was the primary time that India gained a Test collection Down Under. For the guests, Cheteshwar Pujara performed a vital position and Hazlewood expects his batsmen to do the identical this collection.
At that point, Australia had been additionally with out the providers of David Warner and Steve Smith because the duo was banned for one yr for his or her involvement within the ball-tampering scandal towards South Africa.
“I think what you saw last time (2018-19 series) was the bowlers not getting enough rest between innings. Pujara faced a lot of balls and in a long series, that’s the batman”s goal, not only to score runs in that Test, but also keep the frontline attack of the opposition out on the field for as long as possible,” mentioned Hazlewood.
“You get the benefits of that later in the series which is exactly what happened last time around. We spent a lot of time in the field in Melbourne. We sort of rested in between before getting into the Sydney Test. Hopefully, we can spring that around this time and keep the Indian bowlers out on the field for as long as possible and reap those benefits later in the series,” he added.
Earlier immediately, Cricket Australia had confirmed that Mitchell Starc could be becoming a member of the squad on Monday forward of the primary Test. Speaking about Starc, Hazlewood mentioned: “It is obviously great news for us that Starc is joining the squad, everyone knows he is a big member of our side. Everyone knows his record with the pink ball, it is great news for us. We welcome him with open arms. He will be fine, if we have learnt something from this year is that nothing goes as per the plan.”
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“He is a professional, once he comes back in the camp, he will jump back in and he will be ready to go,” added Hazlewood.
The Border-Gavaskar collection might be telecasted on Sony Ten 3, and Sony six channels. The first Test of the collection, a pink-ball contest, will start on December 17 at Adelaide. Australia had gained the ODI collection whereas the Men in Blue walked away with the honours within the T20I collection.
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