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The collection is degree for now however Australia coach Justin Langer on Tuesday stated India have been distinctly well-planned and disciplined, particularly in bowling, to this point whilst his facet races to deal with its batting woes forward of the third Test beginning right here on Thursday.
Asked about Australia’s low-scoring within the present collection and if that may be a concern, Langer cited varied elements, the largest being India’s deadly accuracy with the ball.
“…their greatest strength over the last couple of series has been their discipline. They (India) have been so well disciplined…I have loved the last two Tests because the wickets have been a contest between bat and ball and you have got to work a bit harder and that is what Test cricket is all about,” Langer stated at a digital press convention.
According to Langer, a former opening batsman, India have taken a straighter line to couple of their batters and have accordingly positioned their fields.
“So, I think, there is the factor of the wickets that we have played on, there is certainly some seam movement, there was a little bit of swing in both those wickets. India have (has) taken a straighter line to a couple of our batters and set the fields accordingly,” he stated.
He additionally praised India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his efficiency to this point saying it’s tough to attain shortly in opposition to nice bowlers.
“…And let’s not discount Ravi Ashwin, how many has he taken 380 Test wickets? The great bowlers are the ones who are hard to score against and (Jasprit) Bumrah is certainly up there at the moment, Ashwin is up there at the moment, we are aware of it,” he stated.
“We know how we like to play our cricket as Australians, but credit to India, very well-planned, as you would expect they have discipline in their bowling, the wickets that we have played on have been competitive, so we are aware of that and I’m not too stressed about it (scoring rate),” he added.
Langer additionally stated that they have been addressing the their batting issues and dealing on methods to counter the Indian spinners.
“I think we have got to look at our strategies against the Indian spinners. Ashwin is bowling in very well and we have worked hard on that last week or so,” the Australian head coach added.
While Langer has all the time been effusive in his reward for Bumrah, he additionally lauded younger India seamer Mohammed Siraj for his efficiency in his debut Test at Melbourne.
“Obviously, Bumrah is a world-class bowler and (Mohammed) Siraj coming in, he is a very skill-full bowler…I thought he (Siraj) bowled very well in his first Test match, his debut, so we are interested to see who comes in as their probably third quick (and) time will tell,” he stated.
“We have only scored precisely 200 in that second innings (in Melbourne) but anytime in Test cricket when you are not scoring over 200s, you are looking at ways to improve,” he added.
Langer concluded by saying that there was loads of expertise in Australia and it was all about alternatives.
“Obviously, Davey (David Warner) coming again in after damage, you all the time welcome again your nice gamers again into the group. There is loads of batting expertise in Australia and it’s all about alternatives, clearly.
“You fit six batsmen in at one time, so it is all about opportunities,” he identified.
The four-match collection is at present tied at 1-1. The third Test of the collection will probably be aired on Sony Six, Sony Ten 1 and Sony 3, from January 7 from 4.30am.