Fast Bowlers To Play Vital Role For Australia’s Win On India Tour: Ian Chappell

Jan 27, 2017 at 3:49 PM

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Fast Bowlers To Play Vital Role For Australia’s Win On India Tour: Ian Chappell

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell on Friday has stated that fast bowling combination for the four-match Test series against India would play a significant part for the visitors next month before suggesting that batsmen need to bat better on spin-friendly wickets against formidable Indian spinners.

Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will be leading the bowling department for Australia for India tour. Both have performed well for the national side in the long format in the recent past.

“Pace bowling success is probably Australia’s best chance of victory in India but they’ll also have to bat a whole lot better than they have in the recent past,” Chappell wrote for a Mid-Day.

However, in the 16-member squad, Australia listed three fast bowlers and four spinners for the Border-Gavaskar series which is scheduled for February 23.

“Nevertheless, it’s going to depend on a couple of factors. Firstly, the two injury prone speedsters would need to successfully negotiate some Sheffield Shield cricket. Then it would need Australia to be in a promising position after the opening two contests,” Chappell added.

In 2013, Australia received the drubbing of 4-0 against India. Skipper Steven Smith is hopeful to give his best during the challenging tour.

“The first thing that strikes you about the Australian touring squad is the options that are available to the selectors once they decode the Indian conditions,” Chappell revealed.

Last time, the Kangaroos won the four-match Test series 2-1 in 2004 when they were led in fast bowling by Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz following by Shane Warne as an ace spinner.

“There’s no point in adding either Cummins or Pattinson if Australia is already two Tests down. If Cummins or Pattinson were added to the squad, it would conjure up memories of when the West Indies (in the 80’s) and then South Africa (late 90’s) won in India, by relying predominantly on pace,” Chappell stated.

 After Shaun Marsh made the return in Tests after recovering from a finger injury, Chappell has expressed Smith can also bowl alongside Nathan Lyon, who’s at the helm as a spinner while Australia will have a different set of options available in the form of slow bowlers.

“There are four slow bowlers with Nathan Lyon being the senior spinner. Two all-rounders have been included but only one spare batsman, Shaun Marsh, who is versatile enough to bat anywhere in the order. The option of which all-rounder to choose — the seamer or the spinner — could prove the most difficult leading into the first Test, ” Chappell concluded.

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