AUS vs IND | Mitchell Starc offers Australia damage scare forward of ultimate day in Brisbane
Image Source : AP Australian bowler Mitchell Starc checks his boot throughout play on day three of the fourth cricket take a look at between India and Australia on the Gabba, Brisbane
Mitchell Starc gave Australia an damage scare through the remaining moments of day 4 on the Gabba when he clutched his hamstring throughout the one over he bowled on Monday within the remaining Test of the Border-Gavaskar sequence.
This comes as an enormous concern for Australia who can be aiming to choose all ten wickets on a decisive day in Brisbane and subsequently reclaim the Border-Gavaskar sequence and keep atop within the World Test Championship.
Starc has solely taken 9 wickets within the sequence at 31.67 the place he has largely struggled to search out rhythm.
“I saw the same thing walking back – he was grabbing at his right hamstring I think it was, so I’m sure he’ll get assessed by the medical staff,” Steven Smith stated of Starc. “One thing I know about Mitchell is he’s tough and he’s played through some injuries before and got the job done, so he’ll be hopefully good to go tomorrow.”
Australia had been folded for 294 on day 4 and therefore set a goal of 328 for India to chase on a difficult Gabba observe. However, it’s the guests who stand an opportunity to salvage one more draw with all ten wickets intact and the rain all more likely to interrupt the ultimate day’s play as properly.
“It’s hard to know. Obviously with the rain coming, we’re certainly not weathermen and don’t know it’s coming, so you have to play the game as you see it as well,” Smith stated. “I feel the sport’s in a pleasant place for us. The wicket’s began to play a couple of tips right this moment, a few balls shot up. So tomorrow I feel it is simply going to be about bowling good areas and letting the pure variation of the day 5 wicket do its work and hopefully we are able to maintain on to all the possibilities.
“The Indian players have batted well. In Sydney we bowled 130 overs – obviously a different wicket to that [Brisbane] – but for us, it is just about being patient, not searching too much, bowling good areas and just letting it happen. I think the more you go searching for it on these kinds of tracks, then you probably don’t get the rewards. So it’s about hitting good areas consistently and letting the natural variation of the wicket take its course.”