A pitch at Bone Andrews Oval, adjacent to the central North Sydney Oval, was tarnished and had some significant cracks, to try and replicate what India is expected to offer – However, nothing can be said for sure until every test. Starts – Also used with SG balls.
Australia will arrive in Bengaluru for five days before flying to Nagpur for the first Test on February 9, and have been told the practice wickets will be close enough to the Test pitches to provide value, but One of the reasons for short construction is the belief that the conditions they can control at home are just as important.
“Karen has done a fantastic job here with the ground staff that we want,” McDonald said. “We feel like the levels we got there are very similar to what we’re going to encounter in India which is very difficult to replicate, but we feel like we’re getting close. have been, so the ground crew have done it. A wonderful job.
“Often [there’s] This practice game has no real relation to the first Test match. We feel like we can control the levels here. [We] Get a bit more control in Bangalore to replicate what we’re going to be up against and then we’ll go to Nagpur fresh and hopefully it will pay dividends at the back end.
“Assurances have been given. [about pitches in Bengaluru]. We’ll get there and most ground staff around the world are nice enough to let us get what we want. We will wait and see.”
“We went through a lot of those scenarios,” MacDonald said. “I think the new ball is what creates that slide more and when the batsmen work inside … we prepare for that.” are doing
“We will expect the spinners to bowl early against our opening batsmen with the new ball so everything is taken care of in the training environment. Depending on the conditions we are facing.”
Another important reason for bringing the bowlers into the camp was to increase the workload, with those involved in the BBL needing to adjust to a quick four-over spell.
“Really starting to get into the tactical layer. [and] Physical preparation as well,” MacDonald said. “The reality is they will need to play heavy overs and obviously you can’t just turn T20 into Test match cricket.
“It’s been a huge challenge. I’ve heard state coaches talk about it year after year, going back from the BBL to Shield cricket and how difficult it is. Everyone appreciates that. How tough is it and that’s why we are here now. There is some talk that we are going to India after a while… but we are still preparing here. It still feels like we have the preparation for the first Test. Two weeks to go.”
