Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood says his team would need to be adaptable in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh since there are a lot of unknowns.
Darwin will host the opening game of Australia’s two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The visitors have a unique task in this series because they haven’t recently had many opportunities to play Bangladesh in the longest format.
In his incredible international career, Josh Hazlewood has only faced the Tigers nine times. He was not present for both Australia’s white-ball tour of the country earlier this year and their previous Test series against Bangladesh in 2017. As a result, the experienced seamer believes Australia may have to design bowling strategy throughout the match rather than depending.
Josh Hazlewood claims that the challenge’s unpredictable nature and resistance make it even more exciting.
“A lot of unknowns are involved. The earth is an unknown, but you have it. The opposition in these circumstances, and the wicket in particular. In an interview with the Unplayable Podcast, Josh Hazlewood stated, “There are a lot of unknowns, but I think it’s exciting.”
“There’s definitely footage and we can find some trends against these batters, but it might be a case of summing it up out there and coming up with plans on the run as well, which is always refreshing,” he said.
With just five wickets remaining to reach 300 Test wickets, the right-arm spinner is set to achieve yet another noteworthy career milestone. However, Josh Hazlewood thinks that the secret to success in the longest format is to consistently implement fundamental tactics over extended periods of time: “It’s a pretty simple plan (for Test cricket).”
It’s simply execution, and it’s execution for a very long time. In general, it’s a rather straightforward game plan most of the time, however things could shift slightly as the day or the game progresses.”
“Out there, you have time to adjust. Halfway through your first spell, you may think, “Oh, let’s try this, let’s try that.” You don’t have that much time in T20. If you’re a touch off, it’s six,” he said.
Australia will try to prolong their winning run in the World challenge Championship when they play Bangladesh in circumstances that should challenge both their batters and spinners.
