00:00Morning. Basically, although he said one question at a time, there would be a follow-up question.
00:04One is that KL is the only player in the batting group. He is the survivor of this team.
00:12So how important that experience will be in a three-match series? And also another thing is that
00:20group Jurel and Safras Khan, is it a happy problem to live with in terms of middle-order options?
00:28Yeah, I think in these conditions, you always want to have those options. You can explore and
00:32you can discuss and come up with the best combination. In terms of experience, it's always
00:38handy to have that experience. I think KL, the last couple of years, the way he's been leading up
00:44front with the batting has been exceptional. And that's the sort of communication that we expect
00:51them to speak to the guys here in the preparation, at the nets, what to expect. But I think our
01:00guys
01:00have learned a lot about their games individually over the last couple of months. And that's one
01:04of the reasons why we've come out here 10 days earlier, to give the guys the best opportunity
01:09with the pair. You need to work on the individual game plans, individual game plans, just to figure
01:15out how they're going to score on the surface here.
01:36I think it's exciting. You know, all these guys have come a long way with their skill.
01:44Kurnur here, not so long ago on the A-side was very successful, so he knows, sort of,
01:49he's got an idea about the conditions. You know, Praset, Siraj, they've played a lot of cricket back
01:55home, where it's also tough bowling conditions. And I think coming here, you know, our skill is there,
02:03the planning will be there, but the biggest challenge will be the heat, humidity, the kookaburra ball,
02:08going back to that, you know, once it gets a little bit softer. You know, how we can stack up
02:13overs
02:13together with intensity and create that pressure. Because we haven't played a lot of red football
02:19cricket the last couple of months, and going back into that is going to be a challenge. And,
02:22you know, that's something I'm quite excited. We're quite excited to see how these guys can stand up
02:27and form that partnerships and create that pressure.
02:31It's still two days out of the task, but do you reckon if you play the game today, it's the
02:37kind of
02:37surface where you would fancy going in with three spinners?
02:41Yeah, I think, you know, traditionally, so if you look at the venue, the stats, and how that's been
02:48played up, I mean, that's sort of the way to go. I think, you know, the way that we go
02:53with our spin
02:54rolling attack of spinners, it's a very attacking option. And then, yeah, you can, you know, sort of
03:00create pressure with the seam from one side and always allow yourself with the spin to operate
03:04from the other end. But looking at the surface, you know, for me, it looked like a good surface,
03:11and I think as the test match will go on, you know, something will start to happen. But, yeah,
03:17for us, we've prepared basically for all that can come our way. And like I said, for us,
03:23it's more about the mental challenge now, facing these conditions, batting time,
03:29bowling those spells, and getting the ball in the right area.
03:45Yeah, I think it's definitely going to be, it can play a role if, you know, if we, if team's
03:51going to
03:52get the balls to, the ball to reverse a little bit. I mean, we had this morning, we had quite
03:57a,
03:57quite a, a big shower. So sometimes that will, will make the outfield, you know, a little bit
04:02softer. And it's a bit harder, it takes a little bit longer for the ball to reverse. But, yeah, I
04:08feel,
04:08yeah, in, in, in these conditions, it's all about your mindset. You know, if you're a fast bowler,
04:14if you're going to bowl, go bowl the shortest spells, you know, the energy you put in the ball
04:18there into the areas, you always have opportunity as the test match will go on. And hopefully there
04:23will be a little bit of up and downs in uneven bounds. But, um, yeah, I found here, even back
04:29in
04:29our playing days, you know, if you hit the deck, if you ask questions on a good length, you always
04:34stood a chance of, of picking up the results. Um, so I think for us, it's just to get the
04:39ball in that,
04:39with that energy. I think it's going to be just good wickets, you know, uh, it is, it is a
04:56venue
04:57or a country where, like I said, in the earlier question, it's my set, your mindset is very, very
05:01key. Um, you know, the ball will go softer after 20, 35 hours, expect that, but then how, what is
05:07our
05:07next step, you know, and to be, to be, uh, street smart in terms of how we're going to use
05:12the crease,
05:13uh, how we're going to use our short ball, you know, all those conditions and all those sort of
05:17situations we need to, to, to be able to do some of it quite quickly. And then, um, yeah, execute
05:23that
05:23and, uh, you know, and with a lot of energy go into those areas. Uh, morning morning, uh, of course,
05:29in the last couple of test matches here, we have seen the batters, uh,
05:32four in six centuries. Do you expect the same this time around? Uh, because we've seen, uh, we've seen
05:38Bangladesh in three years coming in three centuries. Yeah.
05:41Australia's team with Alex Carey scoring, having four in this and Washington. Do you expect this pitch,
05:45at least in the first couple of testings, say, for the batters?
05:48For sure. Uh, I think, I think it's a, it's a good looking surface on the eye. Um, and yeah,
05:54I'll be,
05:55I'll be slightly surprised if it, if it goes the other way. Traditionally, you know, yeah, the, the first two
05:59days
05:59it belongs to the batting, um, batting side or your, your first innings, basically,
06:03if the batting side is crucial to get runs on the board. Um, so yeah, I think that's,
06:07that's going to be important to, to, to whatever happens with the toss, you know, um, to, to do,
06:13if you bat first, to make sure you go big and if you bowl first, get the ball in the
06:17right area.
06:17So those disciplines are going to be, going to be important. Uh, and then from there, as the day's gone,
06:22I mean, obviously assess and then come up with, with the best, best options for the day.
06:38Yeah, look, I mean, Koldeep is there. He's, he's, he's, he's attacking, sort of bowler for us.
06:43Chadou, uh, his experience in, in class, we can't look past. Um, so yeah, I think for us, uh, you
06:50know,
06:50they're all, they're all different in their ways. What they do with the ball turns a bit more,
06:55more, slightly more accurate. Um, I don't think it's a, it's a, it's a massive concern for us.
06:59It's just how Schopenhauer is going to use those guys at certain times. Uh, but yeah,
07:05I mean, in terms of skill, they put the skill there to, to get the 20 wickets first.
07:08Okay, last few questions.
07:11Good morning. Uh, the ground is different from the settings and this will be, uh,
07:16they will be hosting the quicker test. What are your thoughts on this ground?
07:20Yeah, I mean, uh, for me, it's one of my favorite grounds, um, you know, in the world,
07:25beautiful backdrop, beautiful city, uh, fantastic venue to play cricket off.
07:30And I think in terms of test match cricket, it's a, it's a real test, you know, it tests everything
07:36from us as a player mentally, physically. So, um, yeah, I mean, I'm, I'm glad to be back here.
07:42I'm glad for the boys to experience this and, you know, hopefully we can put in a good performance
07:45and see you over the next five days. Have a Saturday.
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