Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have joined Glenn Maxwell in abandoning a traditional fixation with making centuries.
Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have joined Glenn Maxwell in abandoning a traditional fixation with making centuries to score runs at the high tempo Australia need from them at this World Cup.
Back in 2018, when Justin Langer was installed as Australia’s coach, Maxwell was left out of the Test team and placed on the fringes of the white-ball XI on the basis that he did not make hundreds often enough., meanwhile, brought prolific scoring to the Test side, but often got in each other’s way in the middle overs of a one-day game because they were trying to set a platform for a big score rather than continuing momentum through an innings.
“Sometimes it isn’t the big hundred, sometimes it’s the intent you show at the start of the innings that gets you to 25 off 20 balls, continues that momentum and makes it easier on the next guy coming in, makes it easier on your partner at the other end who might be going as well. So it’s just a mindset shift in that way.“When you’ve got guys as skilled as them, they can do that easily.
“As a young player you’re always drilled to get big hundreds and get runs and win games, whereas his role ... he’s so damaging that he can win a game in 10 overs or five overs with bat and ball. So becoming comfortable with that role, knowing ‘I’m not going to get the chance to bat at four, but I’ll really embrace this role and be as destructive as I can’, that’s eased his mind a lot I think.”are all legitimate chances to lift the trophy.
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