Matt Renshaw Reveals Reason Behind Australian Opening Pair's Good Stead 1
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Australian opener Matt Renshaw has made a name for himself by establishing himself in the test team and delivering at a consistent rate.The 21-year old is considered as one of the brightest young test talents in the world with him impressive performances as an opener for Australia over the past 12 months. But the player has insisted that he is solely focused on the second test against Bangladesh despite the massive hype over Ashes later this year.

Renshaw is full of praise for him partner David Warner after the latter making an impressive hundred in the second innings in the first test against Bangladesh. However, the innings proved to be insufficient as Bangladesh managed to win their first ever test match against the mighty Aussies.

The left hander also believes the variety in their height and batting style proves to be quite a tricky factor for bowlers while bowling to them.

“I’m not a bowler myself but I know that it’s probably tougher to find your length especially against someone who’s as tall as me and as short as Davey,” said Renshaw.

“You see it a lot with right-handers and left-handers, how tough it is for bowlers to adjust their line. So I think it (the Ashes) is going to be interesting but we’ve just got to try and focus on the next Test in Chittagong.”

The youngster also revealed that David Warner has been giving tips on how to bat on sub-continent wickets as he was full of praise for his partner.

“He talked a lot about it in the changerooms – just being light on his feet. You could see the difference from his first innings to the second innings, how light on his feet and how easy it was for him to move out to the ball and then (get) back as far back as possible.
“You hear the greats talk about batting on the subcontinent and it’s about trying to get to the ball and smother it, or get right back and play it as late as you can.”
Australia lost the first test in Dhaka by 20 runs to Bangladesh and now face the task to draw the series by winning the second test against the hosts at Chittagong.

Nagendra Reddy

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