MELBOURNE: Former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy would not agree with prolific run-getter Usman Khawaja’s opinion that apply matches aren’t required forward of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar collection in India starting February 9.
Australia won’t be taking part in a single apply recreation in India earlier than the opening Test in Nagpur, and Khawaja, a member of the touring aspect, just lately mentioned it will not hurt the workforce’s possibilities on spinning sub-continent wickets.
“Have you ever been pre-tour with us? They can be spinning wickets when we play but we go to the practice matches and they are green Gabba-like wickets out there so what’s the point,” Khawaja was quoted as saying just lately by the Australian media.
“I think we have finally learned. When I heard we weren’t going to have a practice game I went up to (head coach) Andrew McDonald and said, ‘good idea’.”
Healy, 58, on Thursday begs to vary and mentioned that whereas somebody like Khawaja, who’s in peak kind, may not require fine-tuning on Indian pitches, there could be many within the aspect who have to get used to sub-continent wickets.
“That’s an in-form natural batsman (Khawaja) talking,” Healy advised SEN Radio on Thursday.
“I think the spinners would like a ‘bowl-off’ into it and so the non-natural players who need some repetition and to grind before getting back into it. It’s not for everyone practice matches, but it is for some,” added Healy.
The touring aspect below Pat Cummins isn’t scheduled to play any tour video games in between Tests, and Healy thinks that would damage Australia’s possibilities within the essential collection.
“How do we get players back into form? There’ll be no games in between the four Tests either. Someone who is going to be sitting on the bench for three matches might get dragged in, we’ve got to be careful.”
The veteran of 119 Tests and 168 ODIs added that he was involved for somebody like pacer Lance Morris, who might make his debut for Australia on the tour.
“I am a little bit worried, not so much for an Usman (Khawaja) and that sort of personality that he’s got with great natural flair. But a Lance Morris, I want to keep him revving, I would be looking to find games for a few of those (players).
“We need them to play video games, see if there is a membership recreation if there’s such a factor in India. I do not want him (Morris) getting stale or bored with out kind behind him,” opined Healy.
Australia won’t be taking part in a single apply recreation in India earlier than the opening Test in Nagpur, and Khawaja, a member of the touring aspect, just lately mentioned it will not hurt the workforce’s possibilities on spinning sub-continent wickets.
“Have you ever been pre-tour with us? They can be spinning wickets when we play but we go to the practice matches and they are green Gabba-like wickets out there so what’s the point,” Khawaja was quoted as saying just lately by the Australian media.
“I think we have finally learned. When I heard we weren’t going to have a practice game I went up to (head coach) Andrew McDonald and said, ‘good idea’.”
Healy, 58, on Thursday begs to vary and mentioned that whereas somebody like Khawaja, who’s in peak kind, may not require fine-tuning on Indian pitches, there could be many within the aspect who have to get used to sub-continent wickets.
“That’s an in-form natural batsman (Khawaja) talking,” Healy advised SEN Radio on Thursday.
“I think the spinners would like a ‘bowl-off’ into it and so the non-natural players who need some repetition and to grind before getting back into it. It’s not for everyone practice matches, but it is for some,” added Healy.
The touring aspect below Pat Cummins isn’t scheduled to play any tour video games in between Tests, and Healy thinks that would damage Australia’s possibilities within the essential collection.
“How do we get players back into form? There’ll be no games in between the four Tests either. Someone who is going to be sitting on the bench for three matches might get dragged in, we’ve got to be careful.”
The veteran of 119 Tests and 168 ODIs added that he was involved for somebody like pacer Lance Morris, who might make his debut for Australia on the tour.
“I am a little bit worried, not so much for an Usman (Khawaja) and that sort of personality that he’s got with great natural flair. But a Lance Morris, I want to keep him revving, I would be looking to find games for a few of those (players).
“We need them to play video games, see if there is a membership recreation if there’s such a factor in India. I do not want him (Morris) getting stale or bored with out kind behind him,” opined Healy.