Matthew Hayden has come down hard at Australia’s defensive tactics during their second World Cup game against South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow today (October 12).
Australia missed the target of 312 against South Africa in Lucknow, suffering their second straight defeat in the World Cup. The match was not close and they were bowled out for 177 with 10 overs remaining, losing the match and falling to 9th place in the points table with a difference of 134 runs.
After a 27-run opening partnership between David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, Australia lost wickets in the group and went downhill. Both openers were separated by seven pitches. Steve Smith and Marcus Stoinis made controversial review decisions, with Australia leading 70-6 and the game looking like it was going to spiral out of control. I did.
At the end of Australia’s innings, Matthew Hayden criticized Australia’s tactics with bat and ball. “Back-to-back wickets for the first and second wickets. A mini-partnership. Back-to-back wickets for the third and fourth wickets. Another mini-partnership. That’s the only big contribution here at the moment (Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc) added 69 for the seventh wicket).
“But what’s interesting is that they’re starting to think, ‘Okay, I’m going to score points,’ instead of ‘Okay, I’m just going to survive.'” And I thought that was the trending article of the day. think. ”
While bowling earlier in the day, Australia also failed to have a good time on the field and looked sloppy. There wasn’t the same intensity that Australian teams often have.
Glenn Maxwell entered the field as the first bowler replacement in the seventh over, ahead of captain Pat Cummins and lead spinner Adam Zampa, but the move This angered Hayden, who complained that the tactics were surprisingly defensive. act: “They bowled off-spinners within 10 overs, with no slips, without any conscious planning of, ‘Okay, how do we get wickets?'”
“…When you think of Shane Warne, the first question that comes to mind is how is he going to get wickets?” And I feel like that just didn’t happen with the ball . I don’t think that was the case with the bat either. They’re just waiting to be shot down, and they are. ”
Five-time world champions Australia face the difficult task of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup after losing their first two matches. He has seven games left, so he needs to win five or six games to have a chance.
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