Josh Hazlewood has hinted at the change in Australia’s bowling combination for the upcoming bilateral series against Sri Lanka, starting with the first T20I on June 7 in Colombo.
Ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Hazlewood said that Australia could go with one less fast bowler in the upcoming bilateral series, as conditions are different in the sub-continent.
As reported by cricket.com.au, Hazlewood stated: “We’re lucky to have Cam Green there to cover a lot of bases and obviously you need airspeed on those wickets to have an impact. We obviously know the three of us (Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and himself) are going to play in most conditions and it’s probably me who’s a bit slower on airspeed who drops out on spinning wickets.”
He added, “We even could go one less quick in Sri Lanka with what we could get. We know we all play a role and we’re better in different conditions than others at certain times. But I think just that blend of all three of us (being) a little bit different really helps throughout a Test match and a Test series.”
Speaking about his white-ball cricket experience, the 31-year-old said: “The white-ball, and T20 stuff, has gone from strength to strength. It was maybe two or three seasons ago now, I played the last couple of games for the Sydney Sixers in 2019-20 and then we ended up winning the semi and the final against the Stars. It was probably that period where I made a conscious effort to get back into T20 cricket.”
He signed off by saying, “It was so hard before logistically with tours overlapping other tours and you had to pick and choose what you wanted to play for Australia. I just took that opportunity to play the Big Bash and that just led to playing for Chennai for a couple of years. I just ended up playing more and more games as time went on, getting more exposure to it and getting a bit more consistency in it. And then here we are.”
(With ANI Inputs)
