Ashes 2023: "That Was A Spell By Pat Cummins" - Michael Vaughan Lavishes Praise On Australian Skipper
Published - 20 Jun 2023, 03:05 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
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Australia would sense that they have got a strong chance of winning the contest against England in the 1st Test match. The Aussies require another 174 runs with 7 wickets in hand. Skipper Pat Cummins would be aware of the fact that they don’t bat deep like England. Pat Cummins took 4 scalps in the 2nd innings and showed immense control.
Australia though would be worried as duo Marnus Labuschagne & Steve Smith are back in the dug out. The side would be tested against Moeen Ali as his spell would be quite crucial.
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England would be banking on the legendary pacer James Anderson to provide breakthroughs to the team in the octane clash. It won’t be wrong to say that Aussies are favourites to win the contest given the way the batting unit fared in the 1st innings.
Pat Cummins’ ball to Ollie Pope is up there with one of the balls of year – Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan was having an interaction with Cricbuzz and said that Pat Cummins bowled a lethal delivery to get rid of Ollie Pope and termed the delivery as one of the balls of the year. Michael Vaughan was quite happy to see England playing a fearless brand of cricket “Bazball”.
“Pat Cummins’ ball to Pope is up there with one of the balls of the year. The skipper Pat Cummins, that was a spell ( in amazement),” said Michael Vaughan.
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“Joe Root sending that message first thing in the morning, very similar to Zak Crawley on the first day to send a message to everybody watching that England are going to commit to the Bazball way,” he added.
If I was Australia and the off-spinner comes on… – Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan believes that Australia holds a slight edge over England on the 5th day of the Test match and said that Aussies can knock the total off quite quickly if the field is up.
“I’ve got a feeling that Pat Cummins has got more of a say with bat in hand and the way Ben captains and the clever way he sets his fields particularly to the spin because Australia might take the opportunity if he keeps the field up,”
“If I was Australia and the off-spinner comes on I am gambling and if Ben continues to keep the field up, I am going even harder because I’ll see if I was Australia to get 20/30 and knock the total off quite quickly,” he added.
I think Usman Khawaja is the glue – Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan pointed out that Usman Khawaja holds the key and the rest of the batters like Travis Head, Alex Carey & Cameron Green will play effective cameos. Michael Vaughan was quite keen to see what would be the approach of Ben Stokes on Day 5.
“I am intrigued at the tactical side of how Australia go about their business, whether they’ll be aggressive or whether they’ll just sit in. I think Usman is the glue , he’ll just play and they might have a couple of cameos – Travis Head, Alex Carey will probably play aggressively, Cameron Green,” said Michael Vaughan.
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“I am intrigued by Ben Stokes, will he continue the Bazball on Day 5 when it absolutely matters , it’s about the win or loss tomorrow , which captain is going to hold his nerve,” he added.
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