Steve Smith turns to Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy for fourth Test at the daunting Narendra Modi stadium
So, even though the Ahmedabad pitch looks like it will be better for batting than anything seen in the series, it is still likely it will be shorn of grass at either end, meaning Australia would stick with the method and keep all of those spin options at their disposal. For the stand-in captain, Steve Smith, it was all about them giving him variety.
“Kuhnemann, spinning the ball away from the bat, bowled really well that first morning [in Indore] when the wicket was … not sure you’d call it tacky, but a bit more stoppy probably than it was as the game went on. [Lyon] has gone from strength to strength. Murph can bowl a bit more side-spinning than Nathan can and doesn’t get as much bounce and can defend really well as we saw last game when he has to.
That attitude, said Smith, was “mind-boggling to me when we look at these surfaces and we see what we’ve had, 11 innings in six days or something like that. Spinners have taken the bulk of the wickets and you see how difficult it is to play the spin … it’s good that we are able to show we can play with three spinners and win.”
The first task will be to get through the first morning without being overawed. Ahmedabad’s cavernous stadium is named after the country’s PM, Narendra Modi, and he will be there to meet his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese. As a show of political strength, the plan is to top the 100,000 capacity with Modi supporters, not because of their interest in cricket, but because of his Bharatiya
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