Australia coach Andrew McDonald has performed down the dialog about “doctored pitches” in India, and indicated he desires his group to be downside solvers who can alter to modifications in situations from one venue to a different. The Australian media has gone hammer and tongs over the style wherein the pitch for the opening Take a look at in Nagpur has been ready, saying it had been tailored to help spinners and bother the touring occasion’s left-handed batters.

Nevertheless, McDonald, who took over the pinnacle coach’s job from Justin Langer early final yr, mentioned forward of the beginning of the match on Thursday that he’s “excited by the problem that confronts us”, clearly echoing the feelings of his captain Pat Cummins.

“Our job is to unravel the issues that the wicket presents and that is the nice half about Take a look at cricket, is the situations change from nation to nation and from venue to venue throughout the nation,” McDonald advised SEN’s Whateley on Thursday.

The coach added that each one alongside the sensation within the squad was that the Indian pitches could be alongside anticipated strains, so clearly he was not stunned.

“Clearly it is dry and it is what we most likely anticipated, to be sincere. Coming to Nagpur, the message was it’s the largest turning wicket in India and (with) excessive reverse swing. I feel all of it matches up and we’re excited by the problem that confronts us. I feel we have all seen the identical pitch circulating round.” With the Australian group full of left-handed batters, Indian spinners are anticipated to derive benefit from the dry floor and McDonald mentioned he had the gamers with the wherewithal to unravel the issue.

“Yeah, there is no doubt that we have a heavy left-hand line-up. It is dryer up one aspect and just a little bit extra moisture up the opposite. It should create some issues and we have some actually good downside solvers in our batting line-up that I feel can fight that.” The coach mentioned he does not assume India had been unfair to the touring aspect whereas getting ready pitches, which have been labelled, “unorthodox” or “doctored” by the Australian media.

“I do not assume so. I feel that you just play your property situations. We have got further bounce in Australia and typically some grass. They name it Take a look at cricket for a motive. All of your expertise get examined and having completely different situations in in several international locations is nice. It could be a plain previous recreation if the situations have been the identical in every single place you went.

“The conversations now we have just a little however extra detailed if you get surfaces like this,” he added.

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