The former Test captain has called for accountability after another batting collapse by Pat Cummins’ team.
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“Selection for the first Test, major, major mistake. Second Test, blokes sweeping, we saw enough of that the first Test match. They’re not the right conditions to sweep when you start your innings. And they’re never going to be the right conditions to reverse sweep against the spin at the start of your innings.”
Head was caught behind from the first over of the day for 43. With the score at 2-85, Steve Smith attempted a wild swing across the line to prompt a collapse of 8-28.A quarter of Australia’s 40 wickets in the series so far have fallen to sweep shots, including Smith, Matt Renshaw, Pat Cummins and Alex Carey in nine overs on Sunday.
“Let’s just stick to those two theories. Straight bat ... I’m going to be playing every single ball with the spin.”
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