However, the pitches are one-of-a-kind. There’s no doubt about it. They’re throwing slow, low turners that suit their style of play. And we’re not used to playing on pitches like that. We went over there with the intention of being positive and aggressive, which is not a bad attitude to have. But you’ll need a strategy for that. The execution was poor in the second Test, Taylor said in an interview with Wide World of Sports.
While Australia has struggled with selection in the four Test series, the team has been without captain Pat Cummins. The pacer has returned to Australia due to a family emergency, and Steve Smith will captain the team in his absence. Taylor, who scored 7525 runs in 104 Tests for Australia, recalled Australia’s comeback in the final match of the three-Test series in India in 1998.
After losing the first Test match by 179 runs in Chennai, followed by an innings and 219 run loss in Kolkata, the Taylor-led Australian team won the third Test match by an eight-wicket margin in Bangalore. I didn’t play many Test matches in India. In 1998, we were defeated in the first test at Chennai in a close game.
We got absolutely hammered in the second Test at Eden Gardens. What happened to the Australian team is not unusual; it has happened before. In Eden Gardens, we were defeated by an innings and 220 runs.
It’s not a lot of fun. That’s exactly what happened this time. Suddenly, you notice that the game is moving very quickly. As we saw with Australia on Day 3 of the previous test match. When things start going in the wrong direction, it’s difficult to reverse the trend.
That is what happened to us in Eden Gardens. The good news was that we did improve in the final test in Bengaluru. We won thanks to a much more even pitch. You can turn it around, but it won’t be easy with the pitches as they are now, Taylor said.
While Taylor blamed the pitches, the former Australian captain lauded players such as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. As I previously stated, those pitches are one-of-a-kind. They are ideal for the two Ravis (Ashwin and Jadeja).
You always bowl stump to stump, and they constantly test your front pad and stumps. That is why the sweep and reverse sweep are risky. You will be out if you miss the ball. It’s a high-risk shot, Taylor explained.
Taylor also believes that the Australian selectors will make a decision on opener David Warner’s future. While Warner will miss the remaining two Test matches in India due to an elbow injury, the Australian opener has stated that he plans to play until 2024. Dave has come out and said he wants to be around until 2024, so he wants to go to England later this year, he wants to play in Australia next summer.
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So he has really thrown the ball over to (selectors) George Bailey, Tony Dodemaide, (and captain) Pat Cummins, the selectors to say ‘OK what do you want to do?’. To me, the selectors must make a decision. Whether they send David Warner and one of Bancroft or Renshaw to England, Dave will be the first player chosen.
Or they make a decision right now and say, righto, we’re going to take the two younger guys… we’re going to make a change right now, Taylor explained.
