AUS vs SA, ICC World Cup 2023: Cummins says Stoinis accessible; De Kock finds ODIs ‘tiring’

Australia skipper Pat Cummins revealed {that a} fit-again Marcus Stoinis was accessible for choice and that the staff was taking a look at him ‘pretty closely’ forward of its World Cup match in opposition to South Africa on the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

“He’s fit. We’ll announce a team tomorrow but it’s a ground he knows pretty well. I think chatting to him and a couple of other guys, it’s probably in a bit of a different condition to what it is for IPL (Indian Premier League). The wicket looks really good so yeah, he’s someone we’ll look at pretty closely,” Cummins mentioned.

Stoinis performs for IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants and will have a really feel for the situations on the venue, which have been difficult for batters however may change after the pitch underwent renovation.

Marcus Stoinis (proper) in motion for Lucknow Super Giants in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
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Australia is coming off a six-wicket defeat in opposition to India in Chennai in its marketing campaign opener and Cummins mentioned each the batting and bowling models might want to step up within the middle-overs.

While the Aussies misplaced six wickets for 113 runs between overs 11 and 40, the spinners had been ineffective and allowed Virat Kohli and KL Rahul to take the sport away.

Cummins termed the rivalry in opposition to South Africa as “a clash of two very similar teams” due to the standard of pacers and batters who “take the game on”.

Australia is carrying opener Travis Head, who fractured his hand forward of the match, and Cummins mentioned that the left-hander was set to bear scans on Thursday and that an replace on his availability might be anticipated in a few days.

ODI ‘quite tiring’: De Kock

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, who introduced in September his choice to retire from ODIs after the World Cup, mentioned that he felt the format was “quite tiring” for the final couple of years.

“I’m sure a lot of guys love the format. I’m not going to speak on behalf of everyone. For myself, it’s been doing it for a couple of years now, so I find it quite tiring,” he mentioned on the eve of South Africa’s match in opposition to Australia in Lucknow.

South Africa’s Quinton De Kock celebrates after scoring 100 throughout the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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At a time when the one-day format finds itself at a crossroads, de Kock believes ODIs might want to discover a appropriate place and time to proceed being related.

The opener started his ODI swansong in model, smashing his maiden World Cup hundred in opposition to Sri Lanka in Delhi final week in what was his 18th look on the showpiece.

“I think I’ve been wanting a 100 for a while. Just for my personal self, I think it’s been a while. I’ve got to be getting off to a lot of starts and then obviously not capitalising and just to get one to my name was pretty nice,” de Kock mentioned.

Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram additionally acquired tons of as South Africa piled up the very best complete in World Cup historical past, and de Kock mentioned that beginning the marketing campaign in such an emphatic style was an enormous increase for his or her confidence but in addition added that they’d must be a bit extra constant.