Cricket ke maidan mein jab Australia ki team utarti hai, toh unka dominance alag hi level par hota hai. Lekin Gqeberha Test se pehle Kangaroos ke camp se ek aisi khabar aa rahi hai jo unke fans ka mood kharab kar sakti hai. Gun all-rounder Cameron Green ka second Test mein khelna ab namumkin lag raha hai. Fitness issues ne Australia ke selection panel ki neendein uda di hain.
The Guru Gyan Coverage:
Durban mein mili shandaar jeet ke baad Australia confidence se bhari hui thi, lekin Cameron Green ki abdominal strain ne unke balanced line-up par sawal khade kar diye hain. Thursday ko Green nets mein toh laute, lekin unki body language dekh kar saaf lag raha tha ki woh abhi 100 percent fit nahi hain. Unhone sirf gentle throwdowns face kiye aur slip catching ki practice ki. Jab intensity ki baat aayi, toh Green backfoot par dikhe.
Assistant coach Matthew Wade ne media se baat karte hue saaf ishara diya ki Green ka return shayad Cape Town mein hone wale third Test mein hi mumkin ho payega. St George's Park mein hone wale is muqable ke liye unhe push karna shayad management ke liye ek bada risk sabit ho sakta hai. Coach Andrew McDonald ne toh pehle hi keh diya tha ki agar Green khelte bhi hain, toh woh bowling nahi karenge. Aise mein unhe as a pure batter khilana kitna sahi hoga, ye ek bada sawal hai.
Dusri taraf, Josh Inglis apni finger injury se tezi se recover kar rahe hain. Unhone Scott Boland aur Michael Neser jaise khatarnak bowlers ka samna full intensity ke saath kiya. Agar Green bahar baithte hain, toh batting order ka dhancha fir se badal sakta hai. Matt Renshaw ne number 5 par pichle Test mein achi batting ki thi, toh shayad unhe hi continue kiya jaye.
Analysis & Numbers
- Cameron Green ko Potchefstroom mein hue final ODI ke dauran abdominal strain hua tha, jiske wajah se woh ab tak side-lined hain.
- Matt Renshaw ne number 5 par apni kabiliyat sabit ki hai, unke pass Test cricket mein 272 runs ka solid backup hai jo unhe pehli pasand banata hai.
- Josh Inglis ki recovery fast track par hai, lekin finger injury ke saath wicketkeeping aur batting ka load lena challenging ho sakta hai.
- Gqeberha mein baarish ka saya hai: First two days mein rain forecast hai, jo fast bowlers ko madad de sakti hai lekin match ka maza kirkira bhi kar sakti hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ki bench strength itni tagdi hai ki Green ka na hona unhe paper par kamzor nahi banata, lekin balance zaroor bigadta hai. Green as a bowler ek extra cushion dete hain jo ab gayab rahega. Wese bhi, fitness ke maamle mein Australian players ki approach hamesha professional rahi hai, wo Pakistan ke players ki tarah nahi hain jo anfit hokar bhi field par tahlte rahein aur phir fielding mistakes ka bahana banayein. Gqeberha ki pitch aur condition ko dekhte hue Australia ko South Africa par edge hasil hai, chahe Green ho ya na ho.
Stay tuned to The Guru Gyan for more unfiltered cricket masala!