Justin Langer saw his team win the pink-ball Test in Adelaide in emphatic fashion, where Australia beat India by eight wickets inside three days. However, the visitors made a roaring comeback in the Boxing Day Test, beating Australia by eight wickets at the MCG to restore parity.
Speaking to ANI in a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Justin Langer provided his views on the closely-fought nature of the India-Australia series, saying in this regard:
Justin Langer compared the ongoing series to the iconic Ashes skirmish in 2005.
The Australian coach is not the first one to put Australia’s rivalry with India on the same pedestal as the fiery rivalry with England. Spinner Nathan Lyon recently admitted that clashes between India and Australia are getting closer to the same level as that of the Ashes series.
Justin Langer addresses Australia’s batting concerns
A major concern coming into the third Test has been Australia’s batting. The Aussies have struggled to score runs, with star batsman Steve Smith scoring just ten runs in two Tests.
Australia barely managed to reach 200 in the Boxing Day Test, and none of their batsmen registered a fifty in the game. During the press conference, Justin Langer revealed that the team is working on their batting struggles and praised the talent at his disposal.
Justin Langer heaps praise on Indian bowlers
While Justin Langer admitted that Australia’s batting has not been up to the mark, the coach took time to praise India’s bowlers.
He called Jasprit Bumrah world-class while also reserving praise for spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The duo has been India’s star performers in the first two Tests and has outfoxed the Australian batsmen.
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