According to touring wicketkeeper Alex Carey, Australia is fully aware of the threat reverse swing may present in the four-test series against Rohit Sharma’s team, even though they are ready for the hardship they will be facing by spin in India.
The first match in the series between the top two test teams, India & Australia in the world is on Thursday in Nagpur, and spin talk has dominated the lead-up to it.
Prior to their flight to India, Australia’s batters practiced on a damaged field in Sydney. Since they decided not to play any warm-up games, they have gathered a plethora of local spinners for their net sessions in Bengaluru.
The 31-year-old Carey, who will play his first test in India, claimed that Australia was not blind to other dangers present in these spin-friendly conditions.
“Going to Pakistan, it was a lot of spin talk, and I found the reversing ball difficult,” Carey told reporters referring to their sub-continent tour last year.
“When I played a four-day game here in 2018 a lot of talks was about spin and you probably forget a little bit about how damaging both teams’ fast bowlers are with a reversing ball, and on a wicket that might be a little bit up and down.”
We’ll enjoy this and embrace this challenge
Carey claimed that Australia’s batting lineup has the necessary level of expertise to handle the difficulties they will encounter in the series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
“We are having the preparation in the game to ebb and flow between spin and fast bowling, dry periods and periods where we score quickly,” he added.
“I think what’s great about this team is the experience we have. There are players who have been here a number of times and players that are new, to be able to talk to other guys, what they’re doing, trust their game.
“I think we’ll enjoy this and embrace this challenge. It’s going to be a big, big series.”
If they produce fair wickets, we will win
Earlier, Ian Healy, a former wicketkeeper for Australia made a very uncommon statement about the Indian pitches.
He also advised the less experienced Australian players to take the fielding teachings extremely seriously and to resist giving in to pressure, especially in light of the incredible international fielding standards India has recently set for cricket.
He advised the team’s younger players to handle pressure and play with less error.
“I think if they produce fair Indian wickets, that are good batting wickets, to start with, (that) probably spin and spin pretty consistently but spin a long way, late in the match … we (Australia) win,” the 58-year-old said on SENQ Breakfast.
“I’m worried about (Mitchell) Starc and (Nathan) Lyon in the first Test. If they’re unfair wickets which I’ve seen in the last series, where balls were jumping ridiculously and sliding down low from day one, I think India play those conditions better than us,” said Healy.
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