Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has taken a potshot at India, saying the concept behind Pat Cummins’ facet not enjoying a tour sport within the subcontinent forward of the Test collection is as a result of “we no longer trust” the services supplied by the host nation.
Australia is not going to play a single tour sport forward of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar collection and a member of the squad, Usman Khawaja, had stated lately that there was no level enjoying apply video games because the wickets ready for tour fixtures and precise matches in India had been very totally different.
“Have you ever been pre-tour with us (Australia)? They can be spinning wickets when we play but we go to the practice matches and they are green Gabba-like wickets out there (in India), so what’s the point,” Khawaja had stated throughout a press convention earlier this month.
Healy backed Khawaja’s suggestion, saying it was a good suggestion to assemble the touring get together spinners in Sydney forward of the tour to acclimatise them to duplicate India pitches.
“We’ve gathered our spinners in Sydney for strategic talks (on replica India surfaces)… we no longer trust that the requested facilities will be provided for a nation,” Healy stated on SEN Radio on Monday.
“We’ve been part of this shenanigan too by the way… when we’re over (in England) we spend our time whinging about weakened County teams that England put up as our opposition before the series.” Healy stated he doesn’t just like the development of dwelling boards getting ready totally different units of wickets for tour video games and precise matches, including that it quantities to a breach of “trust”.
“Our focus in cricket has shifted from creating opportunities and experiences for our best up and coming cricketers… now we deny touring teams quality preparation before very highly anticipated series and I don’t like it.
“It’s disappointing to watch such dismantling of trust between cricket’s nations and it needs to stop,” added Healy.
Australia start their Test collection towards India at Nagpur on February 9 and Khawaja had stated lately that it was a “good idea” to not play tour video games, indicating they serve little objective.
“I think we have finally learned. When I heard we weren’t going to have a practice game I went up to (head coach) Andrew McDonald and said, ‘Good idea’,” Khawaja had stated lately.
Australia haven’t received a Test collection in India since 2004/05 and are eager to show round their fortunes within the subcontinent throughout the upcoming tour.
“Touring teams seem to all struggle these days and here we go again, we’re going to India without a whole lot of Indian practice under our belts, let alone England later in the year where we haven’t won since 2001,” Healy added.
Healy, nevertheless, stated {that a} tour match halfway by means of the Test collection can be a good suggestion to offer the touring get together’s seven reserves some match apply.
“In India they’re (Australia) hoping everything will click and the squad freshens up with net practice… our coaching staff are content with this and I’ll trust them for now. I would, however, like to see a tour match between the second and third Test in India… I’d love to see a three-day game so that our seven reserves (in the 18-man squad) we’ve got over there can have a good hit out,” Healy added.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
