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The committee, which includes former and current players, acknowledged the increased playing opportunities and financial health of the game but said it was vital to make it sustainable in the long term.
Australia chief coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India. Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India.Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy."Our methods are going to be critiqued, and rightfully so," McDonald was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press on Monday."At the end of day two, if you said our preparation was good (with Australia on 61/1), you'd probably have a different slant on it, but within an hour (on day 3) then people start to critique what happened in the past...
Andrew McDonald believes India's strong lower-order batting, comprising Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel among others, will be the "differentiator" in the three remaining Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Jadeja and Patel played a pivotal role with the bat in the first innings, slamming 70 and 84 respectively, as India amassed 400 runs in response to the visiting team's total of 177.That, along with Rohit Sharma's century and sterling bowling performances from Jadeja and Ashwin, helped the hosts thrash Australia by an innings and 132 runs inside three days at Nagpur to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.The two teams will play the second Test in New Delhi from February 17, and McDonald said India's lower-order batters will challenge his side.
Former Proteas captain, Graeme Smith, has joined the MCC World Cricket committee, it was announced on Tuesday.
LONDON : Former Australia batsman Justin Langer, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and former England women's captain Clare Connor have all joined the MCC World Cricket committee, the organisation said on Tuesday.
Proteas batter Rassie van der Dussen has responded to the recent reports regarding David Warner and his involvement in the 2018 Sandpaper-gate scandal.
PERTH : Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting returned to the commentary booth for the first test against West Indies on Saturday after suffering a health scare while on the job on day three at Perth Stadium.