The Aussie quick Mitchell Starc anticipates a different pitch behavior at Kensington Oval compared to the Lord’s surface in the WTC final. He believes the pitch offers variable bounce, creating opportunities for bowlers, unlike the flatter Lord’s wicket that aided batting as the match progressed.
Starc also highlighted the importance of building a challenging target for the West Indies, while also commenting on the West Indies’ fielding struggles and the impact of Shamar Joseph’s bowling. Daren Sammy’s comments reflect the West Indies’ frustration, particularly concerning fielding errors.
“I think the wicket at Lord’s was very flat when the sun came out,” Starc said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. “I certainly found it easy to bat on. This (one), we’ve seen these two days, there’s so much variable (bounce) there.
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We saw yesterday on day one the ball shoot low, and then the next over it jumped up and created a wicket. I think that’ll probably be the same tomorrow. And some good bowling that creates enough chances,” he added.
“There was a little bit of a partnership there with Beau and Trav (Travis Head) (27 so far) there at the end, so hopefully that can continue in the morning and then push it as far as we can (with) some lower-order runs and then go from there.
I think there’s enough chances (being created) as we’ve seen for the last two days, that you’re never quite in and you never know what total is going to be enough,” he noted.
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