It remains a live option for Marsh to play as a specialist batsman in the second Test. Cummins and Andrew McDonald have been consistent in saying that the main reason Marsh has been in the team is because he is among the top six Test batsmen in the country.
Before the end of 2020, the balance of four frontline bowlers and a few catch-up changes was common, but for most of Cummins’ time as captain, he had that extra option and before the season started, he spoke of the importance of both Marsh and Green. “The ideal is that he [Marsh] “I will be able to bowl in every Test match,” Cummins had said after the Perth Test.
“It’s a pretty big reaction externally for a Test loss. Internally, we don’t feel that. We didn’t play as we would have liked, but we know that in four or five Test matches, [if] “If we keep improving and playing our style of cricket, we will be successful.”
Alex Carey
Australia were overwhelmed in Perth and the top order was destroyed in both innings: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith and Labuschagne made 44 runs between them. But on day four, Marsh, Carey and Head gave a glimpse of what they might do when the ball ages a bit. Getting India’s bowlers into their third and fourth spells without causing too much damage is Australia’s big challenge.
“I feel like, for me, Trav and Mitch, we play differently than the top four, and we try to come out with a strong intent, whereas the top four can hit all day, and they’ve done it before, and they really do. for teams to become teams on the floor,” Carey said. “I think that’s the style, as you know, [for] “It’s a medium level, but there are also opportunities to absorb pressure if it comes our way.”
In short, Carey felt that the longer gap between the first two Tests had probably been a good thing for Australia to allow the players some rest after the defeat. But it has also meant a thorough analysis of what was a loss of rare magnitude in his country and Carey indicated some surprise at the consequences of the result.
“It’s a pretty big external reaction to a test loss,” he said. “Internally we don’t feel that. We didn’t play as we would have liked, but we know that in four or five test matches, [if] If we keep improving and playing our style of cricket, we will be successful. We have had that success to convene [and] the method works. “We are calm internally and excited to get back out there and play a better brand of cricket.”
Elsewhere in the Australian session, Labuschagne had another extensive net as he searched for form, while Smith was hit on the fingers when Labuschagne was bowling him and was examined by the team doctor, but was soon able to resume batting.
There is currently an increasing risk of rain and thunderstorms arriving on the opening day of the Adelaide Test, but the rest of the game should be fine.
