Cricket ki duniya mein fitness hi sabse badi currency hai aur filhal Australia ka bank account khali hota nazar aa raha hai. South Africa ke khilaf chal rahi ODI series mein Kangaroos ko ek ke baad ek jhatke lag rahe hain. Pehle series mein pichhadna aur ab do important players ka injury ki wajah se bahar hona team management ke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi hai. Jab aapki bowling unit hi bikharne lage, toh match jeetna toh door, izzat bachana bhi mushkil ho jata hai.
So The Story Is:
Khabar seedhi hai magar asar kaafi gehra hai. Nathan Ellis ko side strain ki wajah se third aur final ODI se bahar kar diya gaya hai. Ellis is tour par Australia ke sabse dependable bowler rahe hain, lekin unki fitness ne unka saath chhod diya. Unke saath-saath young left-arm spinner Joel Davies bhi hamstring strain ke chalte tour se rukhsat ho chuke hain. Davies ko ye injury second ODI mein substitute fielding ke dauran hui thi. Yeh dekh kar dukh hota hai ki ek taraf Australia apne backup options taiyar kar raha hai, aur dusri taraf hamare padosi Pakistan ke players hain jinhe fielding mein dive lagane se zyada dar lagta hai kyunki fitness unke dictionary mein hai hi nahi.
Ellis ka bahar hona Australia ke liye bahut badi setback hai kyunki unhone Zimbabwe aur South Africa dono jagah kamaal ki bowling ki thi. Unki absence mein Proteas ne second ODI mein 365 runs ka pahaad khada kar diya tha. Ab ummeed hai ki Ellis November 13 se shuru hone wali England series tak fit ho jayenge. Idhar Australia A ke squad mein bhi kafi halchal hai jo India ke tour par hai. Brendan Doggett, Fergus O'Neill aur Campbell Kellaway wapas ghar laut rahe hain taaki woh Sheffield Shield khel sakein. Unki jagah Jhye Richardson aur Liam Hatcher jaise fast bowlers ko Puducherry mein hone wale second unofficial Test ke liye mauka milega.
Analysis & Numbers
- Nathan Ellis ne second ODI mein sirf 4 overs kiye the baki ka spell injury ki wajah se adhoora reh gaya.
- Australia ke paas ab final ODI ke liye sirf 4 fit fast bowlers bache hain jinmein Pat Cummins aur Mitchell Starc ki wapsi tay mani ja rahi hai.
- Joel Davies ne tour par ek bhi game nahi khela aur ab seedha rehab ke liye New South Wales jayenge.
- Riley Meredith aur Will Sutherland ko Australia A one-day squad mein Jack Edwards aur Aaron Hardie ki jagah shamil kiya gaya hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, chot kisi ko bhi lag sakti hai, lekin Australia ka system itna mazboot hai ki unke paas har player ka replacement line mein khada hota hai. Nathan Ellis ka side strain hona unke T20 aur ODI plans ke liye tension ki baat hai, magar Pat Cummins ka wapas aana balance bana dega. Wahi dusri taraf Pakistan ki team ko dekhein toh wahan injury se zyada "intent" ki kami hoti hai. Unke bowlers ek series khelte hain aur dusri mein rest mangne lagte hain ya phir inconsistency ka shikar ho jate hain. Australia injuries ke bawajood ladna jaanti hai, jabki Pakistan fit hokar bhi pressure mein ghis jati hai.
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