MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his Ashes-winning staff should alter their method and be ready to grind out success on their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years.
Cummins oversaw Australia’s 4-1 romp in opposition to England in his first collection in cost, however vastly completely different circumstances await them in the three-test collection in Pakistan starting in Rawalpindi on Mar. 4.
“The most evident one is to win the collection,” Cummins mentioned on Friday of his purpose in Pakistan the place Australia may also play 4 limited-overs matches.
“But I believe which may not essentially appear to be two wins and one loss or no matter, it may be having to grind out some powerful check matches and maintain out for a draw.
“A tough-fought, five-day grinding out for a draw in the context of a three-match collection may be nearly as good as a win.”
“We do not actually know what we’ll anticipate over there, however sub-continent check matches might be performed rapidly or might be performed slowly.”
Since their 2004 collection triumph in India, Australia have received solely 5 of the 28 assessments they performed in Asia, three of them coming in opposition to Bangladesh.
Cummins was optimistic his aspect, regardless of their lack of expertise on sub-continent’s dry wickets, may repair their unflattering report there.
“For numerous this group, we’ve not performed numerous cricket abroad so if we wish to be primary in the world, we have to have a extremely good exhibiting on these sub-continent excursions, and that begins in Pakistan,” Cummins mentioned.
Patience could be key to attain that and Cummins mentioned each batsmen and bowlers have been prepared for the rigour.
“Obviously us bowlers preparing for the check matches, we have had some actually lengthy spells in the nets so we’re used to it.
“But I believe it is that mindset of being okay with ticking alongside at two runs an over, whereas right here you may be used to a few or 4 runs an over,” he added.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)
