Mitchell Starc Warns that the England Tail Will be Attacked All Through the Series

Apr 6, 2019 at 2:08 PM

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Mitchell Starc Warns that the England Tail Will be Attacked All Through the Series

Australian speedster Mitchell Starc has given a warning signal to the tail-enders of the England batting line-up and reminded them what transpired on Day 4 of the opening Ashes Test in Gabba will be more on display as the series progresses. The 4th day was the make or break day for both teams, and it was Australia who ran away with the match with some exceptional bowling performance.

Starc’s ability to clean up the tail was on display yet again as England’s brittle lower order was exposed for one more time. The last four wickets of the England 2nd innings fell for ten runs in the space of just 20 deliveries. Starc finished with 3/51 as England were skittled out for 195, setting Australia a victory target of 170. We have spoken about their tail. The way our boys bowled against them four years ago [in the 5-0 whitewash] is the blueprint, and they can expect some more short stuff as the series goes along,” Starc said.

Moeen Ali

England was in a comfortable position in the 2nd innings and was 246/4 at one stage, but regular wickets in the latter part didn’t allow them to score over 302. It also showed how the absence of Ben Stokes effected the balance of the team. He is still awaiting police investigation process for the incident outside a Bristol nightclub a couple of months ago.

“[Stokes] is always going to be a miss,” said Moeen, whose move to No6 has shown encouraging signs with scores of 38 and 40. “The tail is a lot longer. It’s quite dangerous when we have guys who can score big runs down there and it also stops us from losing wickets in clusters. He is a big part of this team but we just have to get on with it.”

Starc was quick to point out the poor returns of Cook and Root in the 1st Test. However, Moeen Ali feels that the only positive for England is that the managed to score 302 in the 1st innings without any contribution from Cook and Root.

“From an individual point of view, you want to come here and score hundreds. We’ll be itching to do that. In the first innings, we got 302 without Cook and Root. It’s difficult to take positives, but that is one. The new guys played well. [Australia] are a good side, but maybe not as good as we make out. We know we have to compete very well in the next four games,” Moeen said.

Moeen despite being a batting all-rounder is the main spinner in the England team. The offie sustained a side strain a couple of days later after reaching Down Under. He is also suffering a cut on his spinning finger which is making things difficult for the all-rounder.

“It happened after 15 overs in the first innings, I ripped my spinning finger [on the hard Kookaburra ball] and it’s not been easy since then. I have had to glue it and file it, to try to keep [the skin] hard. Today it felt better but I didn’t bowl well,” he further added.

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