“When he bowled in India (where he took nine wickets in five innings in early 2023), he did a wonderful job, and he bowled beautifully in the game again. It’s a very good attempt.”
Australia, unusually, played only one frontline seam bowler. Mitchell Starc has an excellent record in Sri Lanka, but Spin still claimed a wholesale of wickets to fall into the test, leaving just three for Stark.
“I felt that all spinners have actually worked together well, and this is the beauty of being a three frontline spin bowler,” Smith said. “You can do it like a chop and change them, and as soon as no one looks very effective, and the batsman is a little tired on them or they get a little tired, you put the next one and to see Wait for what is happening. “
“If you can constantly hit a good length, whatever you are going on, you are going to play”
Steven smith
However, while the spinners from Australia took 17 wickets in the test, Sri Lankan spinners managed only six.
“For me, for () it is more length than speed for spinners,” Smith said. “If you can continuously kill a good length, whatever is happening, you are going to play. If you can get the ball to skid or rip off one – then the length where they move forward Are and can do ‘T get it back or they cannot drive on that length.
Australia scored 654 runs for 6 declared in the first innings. This is usually a situation in which teams should not lose, and Australia especially felt confident, given how quickly the pitch was deteriorating.
“I think they lost 7 for 17 (7 for 7) at one point today. Always felt that we could get one more quickly. “
