Australia vs India 2018: Closeness Off The Field Makes Australia’s Bowling Attack an Unstoppable Force - Mitchell Starc

Mitchell Starc, the fast bowler from Australia, has cited the closeness off the field between the bowlers has made them a formidable bowling attack in the world. Meanwhile, the hosts will rely on their bowlers to go 2-1 up at Melbourne after leveling the series at Perth.

Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Starc enter the third Test between the two sides with world rankings of the sixth, seventh, eighth and 15th in Test bowlers respectively. In a recent chat to cricket.com.au, Mitchell Starc revealed that growing up together in the USP of their bowling attack.

“All attacks are very different, but one thing unique about this group is we’ve all grown up together. We’ve played a lot of cricket together. We’ve grown up through the ranks together, spent so much time with each other off the field,” Starc said.

“We’re best mates off the field as well and I think that comes to life in our cricket, how much we enjoy playing alongside each other. I think the whole group really complements each other really well. We do different things and when you’ve got Nathan Lyon doing the job he does, it makes the job of the quicks so much easier. We’ve got a left-armer, two right-armers who do completely different things and Nathan speaks for himself. It’s just a great group to be part of,” he added.

Hazlewood seconded Mitchell Starc’s comments

Josh Hazlewood agreed with Starc and added that it was the experience of playing together for so long that has helped them know each other both on and off the field.

“We’ve played a lot of cricket together now and we all know each other very well off the field as well as on the field. It’s just about knowing how each other’s going about it and when we might need to have a word, or (not because) they know what they’re doing,” he said.

The Boding Day Test between India and Australia will commence from December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.