“Want To Be Problem Solvers”: Australia Coach Plays Down Pitch Controversy | Cricket News

Australia coach Andrew McDonald has performed down the dialog about “doctored pitches” in India, and indicated he needs his crew to be downside solvers who can regulate to adjustments in circumstances from one venue to a different. The Australian media has gone hammer and tongs over the way wherein the pitch for the opening Test in Nagpur has been ready, saying it had been tailored to help spinners and hassle the touring social gathering’s left-handed batters.

However, McDonald, who took over the top coach’s job from Justin Langer early final yr, stated forward of the beginning of the match on Thursday that he’s “excited by the challenge that confronts us”, clearly echoing the emotions of his captain Pat Cummins.

“Our job is to solve the problems that the wicket presents and that’s the great part about Test cricket, is the conditions change from country to country and from venue to venue within the country,” McDonald advised SEN’s Whateley on Thursday.

The coach added that each one alongside the sensation within the squad was that the Indian pitches can be alongside anticipated traces, so clearly he was not stunned.

“Clearly it’s dry and it’s what we probably expected, to be honest. Coming to Nagpur, the message was it is the biggest turning wicket in India and (with) high reverse swing. I think it all matches up and we’re excited by the challenge that confronts us. I think we’ve all seen the same pitch circulating around.” With the Australian crew filled with left-handed batters, Indian spinners are anticipated to derive benefit from the dry floor and McDonald stated he had the gamers with the wherewithal to unravel the issue.

“Yeah, there’s no doubt that we’ve got a heavy left-hand line-up. It’s dryer up one side and a little bit more moisture up the other. It’s going to create some problems and we’ve got some really good problem solvers in our batting line-up that I think can combat that.” The coach stated he does not assume India had been unfair to the touring aspect whereas making ready pitches, which have been labelled, “unorthodox” or “doctored” by the Australian media.

“I don’t think so. I think that you play your home conditions. We’ve got extra bounce in Australia and sometimes some grass. They call it Test cricket for a reason. All your skills get tested and having different conditions in in different countries is great. It would be a plain old game if the conditions were the same everywhere you went.

“The conversations now we have just a little however extra detailed whenever you get surfaces like this,” he added.

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