NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second Ashes Test set to begin on Wednesday at Lord’s, former captain Ricky Ponting has offered beneficial technical steering to Australian batsmen Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head. Ponting goals to help them in countering England’s formidable bowling assault.
In the opening Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Australia emerged victorious by two wickets, marking the start of the brand new ICC World Test Championship cycle. While there have been notable particular person performances, Labuschagne and Head confronted difficulties within the Ashes opener.
To assist Labuschagne regain his type, Ponting emphasizes a return to the fundamentals and has generously supplied one-on-one periods to the 28-year-old right-handed batsman.
“I’ll wait for them to come and ask me. It’s not my place, I’m not one of the coaches, I’m just a past player that’s sitting back and analysing what a lot of these guys are doing,” Ponting stated within the ICC Review.
“But I would like to catch up with him (Labuschagne) and have a chat about his batting, because I think what I’ve seen over the last couple of weeks, as far as I’m concerned, I think he’s over complicating things a little bit.
“I feel he has to belief and imagine in what’s made him the No.2-ranked Test batsman for the final couple of years and return to trusting that. I’d really inform him to observe some video of when he is really performed his finest, and bear in mind these issues and try this yet again.”
Ponting also believes Head needs to work out a plan to get through that initial phase of bouncy attacks from England bowlers.
“Firstly, he is now going to remember that it’ll occur. He’s going to count on that,” said the legendary batter.
“I feel he has to work at it in his personal thoughts. What’s one of the simplest ways for him to fight that kind of bowling? Is it going to be to take it on? Is he going to have success if he tries to hook and pull balls which might be into his physique? Does he discover a manner to have the ability to duck and weave and get out of the best way a bit higher and attempt to put on bowlers down?”
Ponting believes going into the second Test the principle risk for Head would be the tempo of Mark Wood if England decides to area him.
“Stuart Broad was probably their quickest bowler last week. Ben Stokes has been the enforcer for England in the past doing that, but his body is not going to allow him to do that role for England either.
“Coming into Lord’s, it could possibly be Mark Wood. They may deliver Wood into the crew, which provides one thing a bit completely different. Hes clearly rather a lot faster and bowls a extremely good brief ball,” he said.
“He (Head) has to concentrate on it, and if there’s solely the one bowler within the crew that he thinks can do it, then discover a option to get via that one spell.”
(With inputs from PTI)
In the opening Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, Australia emerged victorious by two wickets, marking the start of the brand new ICC World Test Championship cycle. While there have been notable particular person performances, Labuschagne and Head confronted difficulties within the Ashes opener.
To assist Labuschagne regain his type, Ponting emphasizes a return to the fundamentals and has generously supplied one-on-one periods to the 28-year-old right-handed batsman.
“I’ll wait for them to come and ask me. It’s not my place, I’m not one of the coaches, I’m just a past player that’s sitting back and analysing what a lot of these guys are doing,” Ponting stated within the ICC Review.
“But I would like to catch up with him (Labuschagne) and have a chat about his batting, because I think what I’ve seen over the last couple of weeks, as far as I’m concerned, I think he’s over complicating things a little bit.
“I feel he has to belief and imagine in what’s made him the No.2-ranked Test batsman for the final couple of years and return to trusting that. I’d really inform him to observe some video of when he is really performed his finest, and bear in mind these issues and try this yet again.”
Ponting also believes Head needs to work out a plan to get through that initial phase of bouncy attacks from England bowlers.
“Firstly, he is now going to remember that it’ll occur. He’s going to count on that,” said the legendary batter.
“I feel he has to work at it in his personal thoughts. What’s one of the simplest ways for him to fight that kind of bowling? Is it going to be to take it on? Is he going to have success if he tries to hook and pull balls which might be into his physique? Does he discover a manner to have the ability to duck and weave and get out of the best way a bit higher and attempt to put on bowlers down?”
Ponting believes going into the second Test the principle risk for Head would be the tempo of Mark Wood if England decides to area him.
“Stuart Broad was probably their quickest bowler last week. Ben Stokes has been the enforcer for England in the past doing that, but his body is not going to allow him to do that role for England either.
“Coming into Lord’s, it could possibly be Mark Wood. They may deliver Wood into the crew, which provides one thing a bit completely different. Hes clearly rather a lot faster and bowls a extremely good brief ball,” he said.
“He (Head) has to concentrate on it, and if there’s solely the one bowler within the crew that he thinks can do it, then discover a option to get via that one spell.”
(With inputs from PTI)
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