The India team arrived in Australia with a full team with. They had to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine while staying in a bio-bubble to protect players from Covid-19. The team is training together and practicing hard in Sydney to acclimate to the conditions and be fit for the match. BCCI has been regularly uploading images and videos of the players training hard for the upcoming series. But on the other hand, Australian players and team management face a different problem.
The Australians have been forced to train separately and not as a unit before the ODI series against India.
The Australian white ball team is currently stationed in two different locations. A group is training under the watchful eye of head coach Justin Langer at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Players like Steve Smith, David Warner and Pat Cummins, who were part of the recently concluded Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates, are undergoing a mandatory 14-day Quarantine and are training with assistant coach Andrew McDonald across the street. city.
But goalie-hitter Matthew Wade has insisted the team “will not make excuses” as the players are experienced enough to deal with the strange situation.
“We’ve been in situations like this a little bit before with the test drives absent and the T20, but obviously it’s something completely different than something we’ve faced before,” Wade told cricket.com.au.
“This group has been together for a long time, especially the XI they play, so we arrived on Friday morning and everyone knows their role. There will be no excuses on our part, ”Wade added.
The two groups will meet late on Thursday night and with the ODI opening scheduled for Friday, players will have no scope to move into a practice session as a single unit.
On the other hand, the Indian team, which is also in quarantine after flying from the UAE, is training for the limited overs matches, as well as the test series, together as a single unit.
“India in quarantine can train together, that’s a slightly different scenario for us.” The positive is that we have all been playing cricket. It is not low season. We went to England when we hadn’t played cricket. Either we’ve been here playing first-class cricket or IPL, ”Wade added.
With a formidable top order that includes Captain Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith and Alex Carey taking over maintenance duties, Wade, who last appeared in an ODI in October 2017, is gearing up for the T20s, starting December 4.
“For the one-day, it gives me a little time for my game to develop into one-day cricket and T20 cricket,” he said.
“I think an injury or a player rests, so they know that I will enter the top of the order. If ‘Kezza’ (Carey) is injured, I will remove his gloves for a match. That’s the only way to get in right now. ”
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