Pakistan's interim white-ball head coach Jason Gillespie raised concerns over Cricket Australia's priority in the ongoing home summer.
Gillespie found it surprising that the board barely promoted Pakistan's white-ball tour to Australia. He admitted that CA’s priority was the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy against India.
The 49-year-old emphasized that the official broadcasters for Australia's home summer make great promos, but there was no hype for the Pakistan series.
Despite this, the Men in Green defeated Australia by 2-1 in the three-match ODI series after losing the first game.
"To be honest, I pretty much saw no promotion of our one-day series by Cricket Australia, which was a bit of a surprise. It’s pretty obvious that they’re prioritizing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India because I saw no promotion of this series. Fox do a great job promoting but it was pretty clear to us where CA’s priorities lie. That’s their prerogative and their decision, but I just didn’t see any advertising or promotion of this one-day series at all," Gillespie told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Gillespie is expecting the Aussie batters to bounce back stronger after their poor show in the ODIs. He was also pleased with his team’s 'convincing' triumph in the 50-over series over the World Champions.
"What we saw in this series is our bowling exposed some flaws in the Australian batting. I’m sure the Australians will look to right some wrongs and improve some things. That’s what good players and good teams do; you learn and adjust and adapt and be ready for the next challenge. It was pleasing not just to beat Australia but to beat them pretty convincingly," he added.
Australia’s focus now shifts to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They will host India in a five-match Test series, starting November 22 in Perth.
After the series opener, the action will shift to Adelaide (December 6-10), where both teams will face each other in a Day-Night Test. The last three Tests are set to take place in Brisbane (December 14-18), Melbourne (December 26-30), and Sydney (January 3-7).
