In the next five-match Test series against India, Pakistan’s head coach for red balls, Jason Gillespie, stated on Tuesday that the Australian bowling trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon is more than capable of defeating India.
“I’ll support them to finish the job,” Gillespie said to Fox Sports.
“They are the nation’s greatest bowlers. Their track record, in my opinion, speaks for itself. The bowling assault that Australia can field at the highest level is this foursome, he said.
Since its 2-0 victory in 2014–15, Australia has not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has lost many series at home. After being knocked out for 36 in Adelaide in 2020–21, India overcame a 1-0 deficit to win the series with memorable victories at the MCG and Gabba.
Gillespie remarked, “They are red-hot, they have been playing some good test cricket for a while now.”
“Even though they recently defeated Australia.” This time, I believe Australia has a chance to defeat India.
Regarding Steve Smith
There’s been a lot of discussion on whether Steve Smith ought to play middle-order cricket again or keep opening for Australia. According to Gillespie, Smith ought to bat fourth for Australia.
It’s difficult to replace players like David Warner. Steve Smith moving up in the order didn’t bother me at all. “I think he should have batted at number four in the middle order,” he remarked.
About coaching Pakistan
With Pakistan’s unexpected 0-2 loss to Bangladesh in the just-finished Test series, Gillespie’s tenure as their coach didn’t get off to the best start.
“It was quite discouraging; in cricket, you want to win games.” Although we were well-prepared, a superior squad just defeated us. Without a question, we have a lot of work ahead of us,” he remarked.
“While there was widespread dissatisfaction, there was also acceptance and awareness that change is necessary. We must exercise patience. There is a strong need for stability; perhaps we can provide it.