Australia assistant coach Ricky Ponting believes that the top-order’s struggles facing short-pitched bowling against West Indies could be a wake-up call for the five-time World Cup champions, ahead of their third match in the ICC World Cup 2019.
The West Indies pace attack – relying on judicious use of short-pitched bowling – rocked the Australian top order to reduce them to 38/4, and later to 79/5 at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Ricky Ponting hopes that the batsmen learn from their mistakes before they take on India at The Oval on Sunday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. “It could very well be … a wake-up call,” Ponting told cricket.com.au. “Just understanding that if you are under pressure in big games like World Cup games, finding a mechanism or a way to get through (is important). It could be just a good learning curve for those guys at the top and hopefully they’ll bounce back strong.”
Ponting feels Jasprit Bumrah will be a tough challenge for Australia. “Bumrah, we know, is a very good new ball bowler and I’m sure he’ll mix it up and bowl some short stuff and some full stuff,” he said.
Leave your comments