Australia had spent approximately one week in Dubai, training at the CPI facilities that replicates conditions around the world.
“I think the force in this group was the preparation in the EAU,” McDonald said. “We had some time and space to make the head in the challenges, different scenarios and the facilities of the ICC allowed us to do that. And see the boys go to work, the conversations they had between them, in addition to the coaches, which He gave us the best chance. “
Part of Australia’s thought was that sometimes Galle’s slopes tend to start friendly for batting, before breaking from the third day onwards, while in other times, Galle’s throws take a quick step from day one. Australia prepared for both of them, although they obtained a batting track during the first two days in this game.
“I think that the spinning spins that work in the shape and rhythm of deliveries with Spin Dan Vettori coach was important, just like the batting unit that worked through the flat surface versus the extreme surface,” McDonald said. “The land staff there did an incredible job when recreating what we would potentially come here in the game. So we were working on all those scenarios, conversations, and it was an agitated moment.
“I think we trained five days straight there, we put a lot I think we did.
“I thought he was gone,” McDonald admitted. “But as he advanced and approached the trial party, it was practically a three -day block. I am not sure where we would have finished, but there were many conversations about potential and possible in terms of selection of spinning. It was a Legspin versus Fingerspin debate, and we discussed two spinners, which we played in Nagpur before.
“But Matt solved many of those dilemmas and produced an outstanding performance.”
However, the player who defined the most was Khawaja, who reached the best race 232 in the first entries, in a land in which he had fought before. McDonald said that although Khawaja is 38 years old, he felt that the batter still had many races in him.
“Usman is an important part of the way we play (under subcontinent conditions). It has options, that reverse scan that has added during the trip.
“It has gone through the bell here before, and it is great that it has been able to have a method that is successful. The non -quantifiable benefit is the conversations that it is having with the next generation to prepare them.
“We still believe that cricket has a lot left. And I think it has also been clear in that.”
Andrew Fidel Fernando is a senior writer in Espncricinfo. @afidelf