This will be a different sort of day at the cricket for Australia in Dharamshala, but they will know what to expect from New Zealand - and what to give them.
This will be in so many ways a different sort of World Cup game for Australia, but captain Pat Cummins guarantees that what will not change is Australia’s attacking bent. After all, the winner is just about guaranteed an early shopper’s place in the semi-finals.
Ditto for the different outfield, which is as mottled as an Alpine meadow and sometimes has come loose underfoot in this tournament. “It’s the same for both sides,” said Cummins. “You might have to be prepared to wear a couple on the body. That’s fine.”Credit:There’s the timeslot, a rare day game. Australia have played only five of these since the last World Cup, two in South Africa and an off-season set of three against Zimbabwe in Townsville.
They’ve been finalists in the past two World Cups and won a world Test championship, too. The only game they’ve lost in this tournament is to unbeaten India. But Australia is well-armed, too. Mitch Starc has never failed to take a wicket in a World Cup match, a unique streak. Cummins said Australia had been unusually hesitant in losing their first two matches, had since been purposefully more aggressive.
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