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‘We’ve struck psychological blows’
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has thrown down the gauntlet to India’s famed batsmen by claiming that they have “chinks in their armour” and his team’s young pace attack has inflicted “psychological blows” on them for the remainder of the ongoing Test series.
“They all have chinks in their armour. They all come with great records and fantastic scores. Yet every batsman in world cricket loves to keep scoring. If we can step the dot balls up and build pressure, it’s a way in for us. Pressure is the name of the game in Test cricket,” said Arthur after his young pace attack laid low the Indians in both innings of the first Test.
“We could keep them under the pump (in Melbourne) long enough. I would like to think we have struck some psychological blows,” stated Arthur as he looked to build an early lead into a 2-0 advantage during the second Test at the SCG, starting on Tuesday.
Indian batsmen appeared shell-shocked against the pace trio of James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus at the MCG, losing their last eight wickets for 68 runs in the first innings and being all out for 169 in the second. The pace trio took as many as 19 of the 20 Indian wickets
Arthur, who had earlier coached South Africa, mocked the Indian batting line-up and claimed he now has “information” on them to execute the plans better in Sydney. “I do think our bowlers were very good. I do think we executed our plans very well. I do think we now have a lot of information we can use going forward. We will alter our game plan slightly for the top four of the six. There is enough information to enable us to do it.”
Retain aggression: Lee to Pattinson
Melbourne: Impressed with young pace sensation James Pattinson’s performance in the opening cricket Test against India, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has urged him to retain his aggression.
“I think it’s controlled aggression and as a fast bowler you have to be in the batsman’s face,” Lee said of the 21-year-old who was the man of the match in Australia’s 122-run win over India in the first Test at the MCG. “There’s a line that we know you can’t cross, but as long as no one is being racially vilified or being sworn at, so the kids at home can see it, it’s Test cricket, so it’s meant to be nice, hard, competitive cricket.
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has thrown down the gauntlet to India’s famed batsmen by claiming that they have “chinks in their armour” and his team’s young pace attack has inflicted “psychological blows” on them for the remainder of the ongoing Test series.
“They all have chinks in their armour. They all come with great records and fantastic scores. Yet every batsman in world cricket loves to keep scoring. If we can step the dot balls up and build pressure, it’s a way in for us. Pressure is the name of the game in Test cricket,” said Arthur after his young pace attack laid low the Indians in both innings of the first Test.
“We could keep them under the pump (in Melbourne) long enough. I would like to think we have struck some psychological blows,” stated Arthur as he looked to build an early lead into a 2-0 advantage during the second Test at the SCG, starting on Tuesday.
Indian batsmen appeared shell-shocked against the pace trio of James Pattinson, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus at the MCG, losing their last eight wickets for 68 runs in the first innings and being all out for 169 in the second. The pace trio took as many as 19 of the 20 Indian wickets
Arthur, who had earlier coached South Africa, mocked the Indian batting line-up and claimed he now has “information” on them to execute the plans better in Sydney. “I do think our bowlers were very good. I do think we executed our plans very well. I do think we now have a lot of information we can use going forward. We will alter our game plan slightly for the top four of the six. There is enough information to enable us to do it.”
Retain aggression: Lee to Pattinson
Melbourne: Impressed with young pace sensation James Pattinson’s performance in the opening cricket Test against India, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has urged him to retain his aggression.
“I think it’s controlled aggression and as a fast bowler you have to be in the batsman’s face,” Lee said of the 21-year-old who was the man of the match in Australia’s 122-run win over India in the first Test at the MCG. “There’s a line that we know you can’t cross, but as long as no one is being racially vilified or being sworn at, so the kids at home can see it, it’s Test cricket, so it’s meant to be nice, hard, competitive cricket.
