Australia captain Steve Smith indicated a larger role for spinners on a dry pitch here, and said his side바카라s fortunes in the Champions Trophy semifinal on Tuesday depend on how they negate the Indian slow bowlers. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
India employed four spinners against New Zealand in their final Group A match on Sunday, and choked a capable Kiwis batting unit to register a 44-run win.
바카라I think not just Chakravarthy, I think the rest of their spin has quality as well. So I think for us, the game is probably how we play their spin. Yeah, it's going to be a challenge,바카라 Smith said on Monday, on the eve of the last-four match against India.
바카라I think there's going to be some spin and yeah, we've got to counter that. We'll see how we do that tomorrow. We've got a few options on how we can go about it,바카라 he added.
In that context, Smith hoped that opener Travis Head, India바카라s Voodoo man in knockout matches, will fire once again against his favourite opponents.
바카라There's pressure every time you play in a big game. But as we know, Travis has stood up in many of those in the past. You know, he looked in great touch the other night against Afghanistan.
바카라I'm sure he's going to be looking to come out here and play the same way he's played for a long time with good intent, good aggression. Hopefully, he can get away in that power play and get results from that.바카라
Smith hoped that their net sessions in Dubai would be good enough for them to counter a strong Indian side, which played all its matches here.
바카라India obviously played all the games here. So they've seen what the pitch is doing. I don바카라t know if it is an advantage. Obviously, the whole square block is pretty dry. So, we've seen how the wickets are played.바카라
Australia arrived in Dubai after their rained off last league match against Afghanistan, and had to wait for India바카라s match against New Zealand to know their eventual semifinal venue.
Smith saw it as a blessing in disguise.
바카라So, yeah, ideal to be here and have a couple of days' preparation. I think, had we stayed and waited for last night's result, we would have had to fly here today and play tomorrow, not get a chance to train on the surface, get used to the conditions that we have at the academy,바카라 he added.
The New South Welshman also hoped that the spin options in their ranks would do the job for the team.
바카라We do have plenty of options there. We've got Maxwell. (Matthew) Short바카라s obviously out now. It was a bit of a loss. He's been bowling quite nicely, bowled really well last game.
바카라We have Cooper Connolly as well, if we go down that path. We've got a lot of part-time options that could certainly play a role here and a couple of front-liners as well,바카라 said Smith.
The 35-year-old batter said though they missed the presence of experienced players like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, the replacements had done well so far.
바카라Obviously we're missing some frontline bowlers that have done it for a long time. But we've got some guys here that have performed nicely. It's good exposure for them to be able to play in an international tournament.
바카라And I think they've handled themselves really well. So, yeah, hopefully another good performance from the guys tomorrow and we can get into another final,바카라 he added
