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let's talk about Australia we
often talk about the batting but you've
got to say the top order of Aaron Finch
and probably Glenn Maxwell the two guys
that aren't informed going into this
world cup no I don't think our warm-up
games have been any you just uh really
I mean we've been traveling all
around Australia which hasn't been
great I'm not sure why we've been um
you know to the Gold Coast then to
Perth and then the camera but no we've
seen Finch and Maxwell both these
players have struggled in nearly every
game so they didn't really get much out
of that uh that warm games particularly
Aaron Finch um and the weird thing was
we never gave English and Steve Smith
much to ago so we basically picked our
side and stuck to it through these
warm-up games but really Finch and
Maxwell out of the two guys you know
the glaring standouts who haven't done
much yeah they are I'm actually not
that worried about Glenn Maxwell he
plays a high risk game he he's been
successful in his form of the game over
a long time at different tournaments
and he's got one of those guys that can
win your World Cup you just got to make
sure he's refreshed and that's the
thing I think we missed during these
warm-up games I think he needed to get
guys like Maxwell break he looked actually fatigued so I'm not worried about his form finchy I'm glad to see him at the top of the order and I think this being probably his last ICC event I think you're relaxed and I
think he's really going to take the the
game on in the first six hours all
right what about his partner at the
other end Dave Warner I've been in
pretty good Nick we've seen some good
signs from David Warner no he's playing
really well David well I'm not worried
about him in the least uh he was the
leading run score of the last World Cup
in the UAE so he's a big match player
David one and what I've liked about his
wife games is the way he's better the
tempo he's battered with he hasn't
looked to hit six and fours every ball
he's used to Pace of the ball um to me
if we need someone to bat through the
Innings David Warner could be that
player as well and we've got a lot of
hitters there so we might we might need
someone to bat through the you know the
the 20 hours so he's the guy that can
do that as well all right what about
moving in the middle Lord I always get
the feeling in World Cups in five sixes
and sevens that are going to win in the
World Cup we didn't see a lot of Finch
and Maxwell in the last World Cup uh is
it going to be the Steve Smith probably
may not play with Tim David in that
middle order I I think you'll see Tim
Dave in the middle order but the the
two players I'm really excited about are steinist and Matthew Wade I think last World Cup they really stood up in
really big moments Matthew Wade's
probably been the difference in our
team for some time now he's got runs Under
Pressure Steve Smith David debate who
plays who um I think that'll work out
on different venues you're playing what
style of game they want to play but
yeah the big one for me there is the
way Matthew Wade's playing Under
Pressure all right well he's going to
be out there Tim David you would you
put him in the 11th oh Tim Davis a
definite starter here's the difference
between the last World Cup and this
world cup is the only player that
didn't play in the uie Tim David so you
know I see that that power game through
the middle really strong for Australia
you know that 567 was stoinus David and
Wade they're the guys that can win you
the tournament Mitch Marsh at number
three I reckon he's in good form as
well so we've actually got five players
in really good form with the bat that
includes Warner and those four
suspension two that are out of form but
it doesn't matter if you've got the
other other guys in form all right let's have a look at the schedule for Australia because Andrew's head it
kicks off on Saturday day that is the
22nd of October and that's at the Sydney
cricket ground they take on New Zealand
and then they head over to group a
winner of Perth sames they're doing a
lot of traveling out their heads yeah
they are and I'm nervous about these
this first game New Zealand haven't
shown great form lead leading into this
tournament what they are though is a
tournament team they come up in big
tournaments but they'll run her up last
year and they've got some players that
match up really well against Australia
you see bold at the top of the order
but I'm really nervous about that first
game against New Zealand well they've
got a good run home Australia to play
the group b runner-up and then they
play Afghanistan so if they get in a
bit of trouble against New Zealand and
England at least they can go hard at
the end if they need to get their net
run rate up yeah well Afghanistan uh
that game's in Adelaide so that really
should suit our bowling attack and that
over that sort of Bounce and pace so if
you happen to play Afghanistan saying
in Melbourne or Sydney where it might
spin a bit that'd be much tougher but I
think Adelaide's a good draw to play
Afghanistan you also don't want to play
in teams like Afghanistan when you're
chasing the the Run rate as well be and
a lot of weathers around so it's
important that you start really well in
this world cup because if you're
playing in Afghanistan team where you
have to move the game forward that's
when Rashi Khan and Majid come right
into the contest all right let's move
on now we've done the Aussies what
about India how good are they they can
be very very dangerous they take on
Pakistan in their first game roach at
the top of the order is batting their
strength oh definitely there's no Boomerang no judasia in their lineup so that's a couple of big holes in their bowling line up in there but they're batting it has to be the best top six
in the tournament along with Australia
you know they've just got so much
Strike player there with guys like
Sharma and kale rohill they can take
the game forward right from the get-go
they're fairly Orthodox players as well
I think they're quite well suited on
the bouncy Pacey tracks in Australia so
you know they've got some Firepower
particularly at the start of the order
what about this guy uh heads coming in
at number three probably one of the
best batsmen in the world we'll ever
see yeah I think what we've seen in the
last month or so just come back into
for me he's got 100 in this form of the
game recently and let's be honest he
enjoys the big occasions this is what
he's made for a World Cup event and I
expect him to have a huge tournament
off the back of some really good
opening battles no Captain C for him
will he relax and he's into it a bit
more you think yeah I think he will I
think he'll be much more free in what
he does and just worry you know doesn't
have to worry about everybody else so
he'll focus on his aim own game but he
brings a lot of energy to the side
particularly in the field you know the
Indians you're going to need to feed
what feel well in this tournament so
India you've got a good feeling side but look at the power after those guys uh yadav he's the new kid on the Block isn't he yeah if he strikes about 180
uh in T20 cricket he's a fantastic
player so we haven't seen a lot of him
but he's a superpower and hardik Panda
he wasn't in the Indian team the last
World Cup and he brings great balance
to their middle order doesn't he hates
yeah I think one of the things we know
about his batting but with boomera out
of the tournament hard dick pandya also
he's a bit better than part-time we've
seen him take the new ball he can swing
it he's a wicket taker but the best
thing I like about him he wants to take
the game on he's not there to let the
game just go on this slow sort of
fashion he wants to win games and
that's a big thing um in a World Cup
you want players like that taking on the
big moments or how to plan your in the
middle order there um that's where you
can win and lose four cups yeah you can
get you can get your 40 off 20 to win
you again bit like Tim David so those
sort of guys are so important you know
they've got guys at Richard punt who
mightn't even make their side that's
how good their top sixes and Dennis
cartek is a really good finish at
number seven so India's batting is
about the strongest in the competition
well I reckon we'll get a good indication
of how they go against Pakistan to MCG
they reckon there'll be 90 plus
thousand people it is sold out let's
get moving on boys England do you look
good in the warm-ups haven't they
England against Australia yeah it was
interesting we know how strong England's battery is there they've got a lot of power and they trust each other right right the way through I thought their bowling was gonna going to be a bit light on but with wokes with that new ball I think he'll enjoy our conditions and Sam Curran to me he's been outstanding these warm-up games he
plays the role with the tough overs he
knows exactly where where to bowl so
England to me are one of the teams to
beat Josh Butler at the top of the
order is he key is definitely the key
and that worries me a little bit I
think they do rely on Josh Butler a lot
and if he doesn't quite come off um you
know I think it leaves a bit of a hole
and and lacks you know the confidence
starts to go if Butler fails but having
said that I think he's the best T20
batsman in World Cricket and he's got a
lot of power at the top of the order
with him Hales in particular he's a bit
hit and miss Alex Hales but on his on
his day he's a really good player we've
seen guys like Moe and Ali Ben Stokes
so hopefully he can come good so I
think I think batting is England's
strength as well they're bowling I I
still think it's a little bit on the
weak side but Sam Curran bowled really
well in those warm-up games we saw one
of the games of Milan uh coming in
batting three around that 3-4 for
England this guy if he comes off is
very very impressive well he's the glue
he understands his game really well he
knows he hasn't got the the power of
the top order the or the lower order but he controls the tempo of the game um
and if you've got someone like Alex
Hales and Butler at the top who play
high risk game these are robes this guy
though controls the tempo and he does a
really good job to to bat with the tail
and compliments the power headers all
right what about the quickser England
would uh we've seen him in one game pushing around about 150 kilometers an hour how do they use him well they need him to
be a strike bowler because they lack
Pace apart from wood they've pretty
much got medium Paces all the way
through Chris Jordan is not as quick as
he used to be so to me Wood's one of
their key Bowlers because he can come
in ruffle up the feathers he can get
Wickers like this you know big grounds
in Australia that short ball is going
to be useful Chris wokes yeah um he
could really gather Journey as well he might pick up a few wickets but I
think there are attacks just a little bit medium pace but if wood fires and say
sam current fires then you never know they might they might be in the hunt I
think Wood's obviously the exciting mining bowl is around 150 K's but
he's getable in the the first six overs it'd be interesting to see how England
uses him we've seen David Warner enjoy the pace of the first six-hour roads in Perth but then he comes back well and got England back into that
game they eventually won that game over in Perth so it'll be interesting to see how they use wood I'd like to see him up up front looking to get wickets
a bit Fuller seeing bull swings is
they weakness they're bowling I think
it is yeah I thought the last World
Cup they're bowling Under Pressure can
go for a few runs no draw for Archer
I think Joffrey Arch was in there
that'd be a different story but he's
he's out injured but um if they do have
a weakness it's their bowling and
maybe relying too heavily on Butler
with the bat but it was solid in the
field though they were sharp that's
what I liked about it in those warm-up
games against Australia yeah and I
think that's going to play a huge role
in this series The Way teams run
between the wickets out and the catches
that they take create half chances
there's a lot bigger grounds in
Australia so you'll see a lot more twos
and threes but that also allows
opportunities for run out so England do
feel well all right let's talk about
Pakistan as I said they take on India
in the first game that is always a huge
game there will be over a billion
people watching that and that will give
us an indication of how Pakistan are
going because they can be dangerous we
always say that well last World Cup
they were probably the best team they're
the most consistent team they didn't
lose a game until they lost to us in
the semi-finals um a lot of their
success revolves around their top their
opening partnership between Bubba and
rizwan they score the bulk of their
runs they their bowling I think is
pretty strong Shaheen sharafridi he has
he's been injured but he comes back into the side but these are the two Barbara and rizwan
um but they they score the bulk of their runs and that can be a strength but it can also be a weakness because the rest of the players don't get much of a look in they haven't had much um you know match match play Under out in the
middle and Under Pressure um so I think if Bubba plays well Pakistan play well yeah I think these two got as much pressure on as anyone
in the tournament these guys score well
I think they only got players in
the middle that can contribute play 20
or 30 runs here they've got no class in
the middle so a lot of pressures on on
these two and it's going to be
interesting to see how teams attacked I
mean they attacked them at the start
and get early wickets I think
Pakistan's batting is going to struggle
a little bit because they rely too much
on them well you talk about the batting
uh what about the bowling Harris Ralph
we know that Shaheen show to free to
the left armor I love Wreck-It Ralph
when we saw him in the BBL full
straight hits the stumps what their
Wicket takers um and they're always
looking for ways to get Wicked they're
aggressive they use their bouncer well
but the one thing the field has
complemented them in last World Cup as
well they feel a lot better they
created chances but they're as good as
any fast bowling unit in the world a
Freddy swings that new ball he loves to
get in a contest he is aggressive and
they've got a huge role to play with
that new ball the only problem with
Shaheen is he's played no Cricket he's
had a back injury and we haven't seen
him for quite a while so I'm not sure
how how fit is and how much fit he is
he's a keyboard they do have raw Pace um probably don't have a lot of change ups and they're buying they're a sort of flat skidding type bowls Museum sharks kids at Harris Ralphs kids that uh their Spin Attack led by shadab Khan is is okay but I don't think it says strength so really it's it's down to their opening batch for and probably Shaheen Shah Afridi with the ball but they're dangerous on their day they're
dangerous they're feeling at times
custom last tournament so they drop a
few catches so that's still a query for
me but they're going to be dangerous
yeah she should keep sorry he he needs
the the top order getting getting
Wicked see if if someone's set they can
get hold of you he doesn't he's not a
big turn of the ball so he needs a fast
Bowlers to to do the job at the top and
then to a new batsman he becomes really
dangerous do they enjoy that they've
had recent games in Pakistan where
they'll feel like they're they're back
home because they've been on the road
basically for 10 years haven't
they I have a lot it'll be interesting
the first game Pakistan a team
that sometimes can play on emotion and
you'll see in his first game with 90
000 people um in India is a huge game
for them if they can control their
emotions and play on skill we'll see
how their tournament unfolds again I
just get a bit worried that they might
play Under motion this first game and
they'll be playing from behind in the
whole tournament
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