Travis Head has backed himself to keep being aggressive against the Indian spinners in the third Test beginning in Indore on March 1. (More Cricket News)
With David Warner back home due to an elbow fracture, Head will open alongside Usman Khawaja in Indore. The southpaw was dropped for the first Test in Nagpur.
Travis Head has backed himself to keep being aggressive against the Indian spinners in the third Test beginning in Indore on March 1. (More Cricket News)
Members of the Australian team stayed back in the capital following the loss at the Kotla on day three of the second Test on Sunday.
With David Warner back home due to an elbow fracture, Head will open alongside Usman Khawaja in Indore. The southpaw was dropped for the first Test in Nagpur.
바카라It was something that I didn바카라t expect coming here,바카라 Head said in a media interaction here on not making the playing XI in Nagpur.
바카라The conversations were robust. Everyone has different opinions. I respect the coaching staff and selectors and I have a really strong relationship with them. I think that바카라s what made the conversations the way they went, because there바카라s respect that goes both ways and we were able to voice our opinions.
바카라And I woke up the next morning and I바카라m still on tour playing for Australia, I still get to do what I love to do. I바카라d love to be competing and playing, but there바카라s another way I can support the guys the best I could and prepare the best way I could for another opportunity. I still feel like I바카라m in a great space. It바카라s just one week that didn바카라t go my way.바카라
Head, opening for the first time in his Test career, gave a good account himself in the second innings and put the Indian spinners under pressure on day two.
However, his wicket on day three morning led to a dramatic Australia collapse as they lost nine wickets for 52 runs.
Head said gained a lot of confidence out of his 43 in the second innings at the Kotla.
바카라They바카라re extremely skilful bowlers, but I was really pleased with the way I was going forward and back and watching length and a few of the things I바카라d worked on. It was a small sample piece, but over here small sample pieces can be a little bit of gold."
With Australia 0-2 down in the four-match series, bouncing back will be a massive challenge and Head acknowledged that.
"I think the communication and the relationships that we바카라ve built is why this team has been so strong and why this team has stayed together for a period of time. We바카라re always gonna have moments that aren바카라t the greatest or isn바카라t the best we want it. Those things happen. We accept them, but we바카라ve also got to find a way to get better at it, to try and limit them as much as we possibly can because no one wants them.
바카라But it바카라s a challenge for us over the next couple of weeks, when we find ourselves in moments, how can we draw it back. When it바카라s a full stadium and there바카라s noise going and wickets falling, how we can draw that back.바카라
Skipper Pat Cummins has gone back home to be with his ill mother and will be missing the third Test. Head said it was more important for Cummins to be in Australia given the circumstances.
바카라We바카라re a close group, so a lot of the guys have reached out to him,바카라 he said.
바카라He바카라s got a lot of close friends here. The limited conversations that we바카라ve all had probably with him, it바카라s always a hard moment.
바카라We fully expect him to be at home. Life바카라s a bigger thing than cricket. It바카라s more important for him to be at home than be here. We truck on and find ways as a team to support him and to get on with the job,바카라 he added.