The Aussie captain George Bailey is unhappy and is asking for raging turners to be prepared in Australia this summer 2015 so the Aussies can actually start winning on spinning pitches.
"If you can't lick 'em, you join 'em" was his new philosophy, he said. He said he wakes up in a cold sweat as he realizes that Australia might never win test matches in India unless they start taking some drastic steps. "We are now 0-8 in the last 10 tests we have played there. I ask, how can we turn this around?"
When asked if he might want to worry about holding his place as a test batsman first, he said "That is what I am talking about goddammit! Even on pacy Aussie wickets, I struggle to get into the XI. And then on top of that I am also supposed to prove myself on spinning tracks? What am I, an allround Test batsman?"
"You may call it home advantage. But I call it pitch doctoring. Because, as everyone knows, the default, pure state of a cricket pitch is to take either pace or swing, and have ample bounce. Everything else is an unnatural state, and pitches which take spin are a freak occurence of nature. And to compete, we have to make some modifications to the Aussie pitches also"
"The playing field is too level, pun intended. I say doctor it some, make it more uneven, and let the spinners have a field day. In a few years, the Aussies might get so adept at playing spin they might even win a few tests in India batting second, which they last did when I was a teen"
When he was asked if Australia is going to risk doing badly at the World Cup by preparing turners in their backyard this summer, he accepted that it was a good point. "Thankfully, no one really takes me seriously in my own team. All I do is warm the bench for Pup, and people are usually too confused about exactly what my role is as a leader, including me. So there is exactly zero chance Cricket Australia will take me seriously"
"If you can't lick 'em, you join 'em" was his new philosophy, he said. He said he wakes up in a cold sweat as he realizes that Australia might never win test matches in India unless they start taking some drastic steps. "We are now 0-8 in the last 10 tests we have played there. I ask, how can we turn this around?"
When asked if he might want to worry about holding his place as a test batsman first, he said "That is what I am talking about goddammit! Even on pacy Aussie wickets, I struggle to get into the XI. And then on top of that I am also supposed to prove myself on spinning tracks? What am I, an allround Test batsman?"
"You may call it home advantage. But I call it pitch doctoring. Because, as everyone knows, the default, pure state of a cricket pitch is to take either pace or swing, and have ample bounce. Everything else is an unnatural state, and pitches which take spin are a freak occurence of nature. And to compete, we have to make some modifications to the Aussie pitches also"
"The playing field is too level, pun intended. I say doctor it some, make it more uneven, and let the spinners have a field day. In a few years, the Aussies might get so adept at playing spin they might even win a few tests in India batting second, which they last did when I was a teen"
When he was asked if Australia is going to risk doing badly at the World Cup by preparing turners in their backyard this summer, he accepted that it was a good point. "Thankfully, no one really takes me seriously in my own team. All I do is warm the bench for Pup, and people are usually too confused about exactly what my role is as a leader, including me. So there is exactly zero chance Cricket Australia will take me seriously"
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