ICC World Cup | We'll address the batting frailties in the back end, says Mitchell Marsh
The Hindu
Australia won't brush aside late collapse vs Pak, will look to address batting frailties vs Netherlands, says Mitchell Marsh. Warner, Marsh smashed hundreds, but late collapse saw them finish at 367/9. Pakistan gave blueprint on how to go about back end of innings. Head firming up for return, Marsh happy to move to No. 3. World Cup of upsets, no easy games. Marsh worked hard to keep improving, leaned on experience. Vibe in team great, played good cricket in last two games.
Australia will not brush aside the late collapse against Pakistan and will look to address their batting frailties in the back end when they face the Netherlands in their World Cup match, said in-form all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on October 24.
David Warner (163) and Marsh (121) smashed superlative hundreds, forging a 259-run stand for the opening wicket but a late collapse saw them eventually finish at 367 for 9 against Pakistan.
"I think individually everyone would have addressed that. To be honest I thought Pakistan bowled really well and gave us a bit of a blueprint on how to go about it certainly towards the back end of the innings," Marsh said during the pre-match press conference.
"They're a very good outfit and we were able to get on top of them in the first half of the innings, but they came back strongly, and you expect that from teams like Pakistan.
"So, we'll address it, and hopefully moving forward, we can have a great last 10 overs and apply some pressure to other teams," he said ahead of Australia's match against the Dutch here on Wednesday.
Travis Head, who had injured his left hand during a World Cup warm-up match in South Africa, is firming up for a return after hitting the nets here ahead of the Netherlands clash.
Asked if Head will play tomorrow, Marsh said: "Yeah, I think that decision will be made this afternoon/tonight. He looked good, a bit of range hitting last night. He says the hand feels good. So, I'm sure if he's fit, he'll be available for selection in the team.
