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Australian cricketers will need to be prepared to do more for themselves when the game returns in a world remodeled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A consequence of the crisis could be a reduction in support staff around national teams as Cricket Australia continues to seek to cut costs, following recent dramatic measures that have seen 200 employees leave with a 20% pay, moves that will likely seep into the domestic system with states facing a 25% cut in their funds.
Justin Langer, the head coach who has become part-time until the end of the financial year on June 30, has called on players to be “resilient and self-sufficient.” Marnus Labuschagne hoped that any cut in resources around the team was not too severe, but said the players would have to help each other.
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“I think it is a real privilege to play for Australia, the number of coaches, but I think everyone in the system has been through a period where they need to help each other,” said Labuschagne. “I think potentially depending on how many coaches are involved we will have to help each other and do some things ourselves. Hopefully the loss is not too much and we will retain those coaches because they have been doing it. Fantastic job shown like No. 1 T20 and the test nation. “
Queensland coach Wade Seccombe recently said he also expected a reduction in support staff across the state team. “We have to be more efficient at what we do. In Queensland, we are trying to get players who are more self-determining,” he said. News Corp. “That was our focus for the offseason. Let them run their own programs.
“That nature of the pandemic has made life that way because we are not going to have as many staff members to take care of them and they will have to stand up for themselves a little longer.”
The annual licensing period for CA-hired players ends on May 18, though it’s unclear what they will be able to do immediately, though some training might be possible if restrictions across the country continue to loosen later this week.
“We have to make sure everyone is in top condition,” said Langer. ABC Grandstand. “I really can’t wait to see how they come back without all the bells and whistles … it’s going to be a very good indication of the hungry, tough and self-sufficient players.”
Although this would have been a period of inactivity for cricketers without the pandemic anyway, many Australian players would have been abroad at IPL or county cricket. It is unclear when the squads will meet again with the tour to Bangladesh in June and the limited tour to England in July, but they will surely follow the same path. There is a possibility that the trip to England will take place in September, while Zimbabwe will make a brief visit to Australia in August for a one-day series in the northern part of the country. The state preseason could look significantly different.
“I think state teams will have to be creative with their training and a lot of different things will have to be creative,” said Labuschagne. “Fortunately, by the time the preseason starts, there are some relaxed regulations and we can potentially have 10 people training, obviously keeping social distance. We will have to see how it all works. I really hope we can get back to the networks soon. I look forward to keeping hitting. some balls and I look forward to moving from the tennis ball to the actual cricket ball. “
Australia’s female vice captain Rachael Haynes also expected there to be challenges during the preseason, but believed that individual work on the technical aspects of the game should not change too much.
“There is no doubt that it will be different, judging by what the government has released, it seems that the smaller groups will be how the initial preseason will begin,” he said. “To be honest, that’s probably no different than how training evolves this time of year because generally people are working on something quite individual, whether it’s a technical approach or something they want to add to their game. Getting into the gym and that In fact, there could be some sessions that players have to do outside of the group. “
Last week, the Australian Institute of Sport published a framework for the return of sport with a specific reference to not using sweat or saliva to make the ball shine in training, regulations that could extend to competitive action, and also established protocols for biosecurity that would have to be the place.
