Cricket: David Warner has fallen short of becoming the first Australian to land three straight ODI centuries in their group stage clash against New Zealand.
‘Lazy’ Mitchell Marsh struggles in new role; wayward Mitchell Starc sinks to career low — Australia vs New Zealand Talking PointsA blistering 59-ball century from opener Travis Head steered the Australians towards an imposing 388 all out, the nation’s highest ODI total against New Zealand.
However, the national selectors were willing to carry Head through the opening stages of the tournament, essentially having a 14-player squad at their disposal. The left-armer had taken at least one wicket in each of his previous 23 World Cup matches, finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the 2015 and 2019 tournaments in Australia and England respectively.
“He’s very much a rhythmical runner, and if it’s not quite right, your feet are sinking a little bit more … sometimes it’s not as easy.” “The sky was bluer than Rodney Rude, the pitch was harder than algebra, and he’s sent us in!” former Australian spinner Kerry O’Keefe laughed on Fox Cricket.Latham turned to spin in the ninth over, but curiously threw the ball to left-arm orthodox Mitchell Santner, a strange decision considering a pair of left-handed batters were at the crease with only two fielders permitted outside the ring.
Phillips snared New Zealand’s first breakthrough in the 20th over, holding onto a smart return catch to send Warner back to the sheds for 81. The 26-year-old then knocked over centurion Head a couple of overs later, bowled for 109 . Marsh couldn’t take advantage of the fast start from David Warner and Travis Head, and his uncharacteristic sluggishness didn’t go unnoticed.“You can see he’s just being a little bit lazy, a little bit lethargic.”
Speaking on Fox Cricket, Haddin encouraged Marsh to be more aggressive at first drop, Steve Smith’s preferred position in the ODI team.“He was caught in two minds with what role he should be playing.“His role should have been to come in and continue the onslaught.The legendary Ricky Ponting was not impressed with Pat Cummins’ captaincy during the Powerplay of New Zealand’s run chase on Saturday, criticising some of the skipper’s field settings in Dharamshala.
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