Former Australia wicketkeeper Ian Healy has launched a scathing assault on the staff that misplaced to an injury-ravaged India within the just-concluded Test sequence, accusing it of missing dedication whereas questioning skipper Tim Paine’s management and expertise behind the stumps.
Down within the dumps after a humiliating defeat in Adelaide the place they made their lowest ever Test rating of 36, India fought again to win in Melbourne and draw the third match in Sydney earlier than pulling off a series-clinching victory on the Gabba.
“They (Australians) played without real commitment. They weren’t right in the contest often enough. There weren’t hungry to convert 60 runs to 130 runs with individual totals,” Healy stated on SEN 1170’s Drive.
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“It was a really strange performance by the captain, vice-captain, coach and the coaching staff. Our fielding was hopeless. Two things I’d work with is fielding and attitude … and the rest will come back.”
The 56-year-old Healy, who stored wickets for Australia in 119 Tests between 1988 and 1999, was essential of Paine.
“What I noticed with ‘Painey’ in Sydney and Brisbane was that he mustn’t be coaching laborious sufficient. His wicketkeeping approach was off when he stored to Nathan Lyon. I feel his captaincy then suffered as a result of he wasn’t making an attempt sufficient because the captain.
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“That then opens it up to what is the vice-captain doing? Pat Cummins, where are your suggestions on the field? Not much innovation at all so that really does have to be discussed why all those people in that dressing room missed all that.”
He stated the Australian aspect was not that dangerous however the gamers have been “a bit soft this summer”.
“That teaching workers and senior gamers, they should put a finger on why we simply didn’t play in addition to ought to have and rectify it.
“This team isn’t that bad. They just played bad enough to lose to India’s second XI.”
