{"id":81371,"date":"2024-06-26T05:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/t20-world-cup-clumsy-australia-fluff-their-lines-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T05:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T05:12:14","slug":"t20-world-cup-clumsy-australia-fluff-their-lines-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/26\/t20-world-cup-clumsy-australia-fluff-their-lines-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: Clumsy Australia fluff their lines | Cricket News – Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ST. LUCIA: It\u2019s not often that Australia are left to cheer for Bangladesh to get a passage into a semifinal of an ICC event. That\u2019s what the Test and the ODI world champions had to do for the better part of Monday after being thrashed by India, only to find that their prayers would not be enough.
It was a disappointment that didn\u2019t seem likely in the beginning of the tournament \u2014 Australia did look one of the most balanced outfits till a point.The first dip came against Scotland in an inconsequential group game that they managed to win but come Afghanistan and India on two completely different pitches, things unravelled
very fast for the Aussies.
One of the surprising aspects of the twin losses was the way the Aussies dropped catches at crucial junctures. While a couple of missed chances and a few more lapses in the outfield hurt them badly against Afghanistan, Mitchell Marsh dropping Hardik Pandya led to India adding about 15 extra runs that proved crucial in the end.
Paceman Josh Hazlewood, who bowled decently against India, tried to explain the lapses, but you could see that he was struggling.
\u201cI\u2019m not sure what you could put it down to. The guys are always working as hard as ever on the fielding and training. Here we probably didn\u2019t get as many opportunities to work on it because we were always travelling and playing. But yes, it hasn\u2019t been good enough for the last few games in particular,\u201d Hazlewood said.
The fact that games came back to back and a slight dip in intensity over 36 hours was all that was required for Australia to pack their bags and go home. But Hazlewood didn\u2019t want to blame it on the format, saying that it ought to be cut-throat at this level.
\u201cIt\u2019s not sudden death straight off but even South Africa, had they lost one game after winning six in a row, could have been out. That\u2019s the nature of T20. You\u2019ve got to be on your game every day that you turn up. So yes, it\u2019s disappointing,\u201d the pacer added.
The third factor that hurt Australia in both the games was their inability to chase it down at the back-end despite reaching positions of some comfort. While against Afghanistan they needed 41 runs off six overs with five wickets in hand, in the game against India, the asking rate was in the vicinity of 10 in the last 10 with only two wickets down.
Travis Head, who was trying his best to keep Australia alive on Monday, seemed to acknowledge that they lost the match-ups between overs 14-17.
\u201cThey have some good bowlers, they did well and yes, we couldn\u2019t capitalize either,\u201d Head said, adding that the \u201cemotions are still pretty raw\u201d.
It will remain that way for a while for a team that is used to winning most of the time. <\/div>\n