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Australian manager Andrew MacDonald is not worried about the failures of star twins Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagen in Edgbaston’s Test against England in the Ashes 2023.
Smith (16 and 6) and Labuschagne (0 and 13) were dismissed by the English bowlers with some effective planning and execution. However, it wasn’t enough for them to win the match as Australia snuck home in sensational fashion by two wickets.
Andrew McDonald claimed it was a positive for them to win for the Australians without the huge contributions of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. This is what cricket.com.au quotes him:
“There would be no question of wanting more Internet sessions of ‘Marn’ and ‘Smudge’. They are disappointed to have missed this match, but I think any time Australia cricket can win without these two teams performing at the highest level it is always the best.” Positive. We have some areas we could improve, there is some growth within the team and there are two areas that are clear. It’s very rare for Marn and Smudge to miss out in the same Test match. It’s an appetizing thought.”
Andrew McDonald supports Steve Smith and Marnus Labouchan to come back stronger
MacDonald feels Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne will now have a good idea of ​​what England are planning against them and feel they can adapt quickly to whatever the hosts throw at them.
In this regard, the coach said:
“They’ll come up with different schemes, different movements. They’ve seen what England are going to do and how they’re going to attack them and they’re probably some of the greatest problem-solvers we’ve had a while so you would expect them to go back to the drawing board, (striking coach) Michael Di Venuto will be part of that process, they’ll show Clearly what they need to do for the next innings. No problem there.”
Given the champion mentality of both star batsmen, it wouldn’t be a surprise if at least one of them appeared in the next Test at Lord’s and scored a big hundred.
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