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assistant coach marcus trescothick He insisted that spicier, bowler-friendly wickets could be England’s way in the Ashes.
stand in Australia captain steve smith He pointed out that the conditions in the last three to four years have been different from the flat pitches of previous tours in England and are now in favor of the fast bowlers.
“This is probably as challenging for the batsmen as we have seen in a long time,” Smith told reporters this week.
“We have some guys who will be able to take advantage of the conditions. The bowlers are experienced, they are very good at what they do. It’s going to be tough for the batsmen.”
India won 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia last winter. jasprit bumrah He took a remarkable 32 wickets in five Test matches in that series, which was dominated by the fast bowlers on both sides.
Trescothick, however, argued that England have a gameplan that can offset any attack Australia throws at them, highlighting Harry Brook’s brilliant 135 off 101 balls in Sunday’s first match. ODI Against New Zealand.
While the rest of England’s batting line-up faltered in seaming conditions at Mount Maunganui and they went down 1–0 in the series, Brook’s counter-attacking innings made it a close contest.
“When the ball is hitting the bat, being aggressive and trying to create pressure is something we do really well,” Trescothick said ahead of Wednesday’s second ODI in Hamilton.
“I think Harry’s biggest strength is probably his bravery and his attitude to be in that position and try to be aggressive. To be able to do it the way he does, it changes the game.
“I have no problem with (Australia creating bowler-friendly pitches) because it obviously creates a fast game and entertaining cricket, which suits us.”
Much of the early Ashes hype has focused on Joe Root’s Test record in Australia, where he has not scored a century and has a respectable average of 35.68, although less than his excellent career figures of 51.29.
A number of former Australia players have recently weighed in on Root – who is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in the all-time Test run-scorers list – but Trescothick ignored the inconsistency.
“It has no bearing on what people believe,” said Trescothick, who played a key role in England’s 2005 Ashes victory but never scored a Test century against Australia.
“His record speaks for itself, he is an amazing player in all formats and in all the countries around the world where he has played.”
Pat Cummins will miss the first Ashes Test starting in Perth from November 21 and Smith will be appointed as captain due to Australia’s fast bowling captain failing to recover from a back injury in time.
“It’s been in the news for a while but I don’t think it’s really made a difference to what we’re trying to do because our focus is on the white-ball series (in New Zealand),” Trescothick said.
“As soon as we get to Australia in a couple of weeks, we’ll start preparing and take care of our team and what we’re trying to do. I’m not too worried about what Australia is doing.”