It was tough to leave Starc out says http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mickey-Arthur-c1969 – Cricket News Update
Australian Head Coach, Mickey Arthur, said that leaving fast bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 was a tough decision to make but defended the move in the wake of the team’s mounting list of injuries.
The current Kangaroos’ unit has found it tough to name a consistent pace-attack this summer, and is again forced to call on reinforcements following the conclusion of the opening clash against the Lankans.
A side injury has ruled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BW-Hilfenhaus-c1204 out of the Melbourne bout, which has not only left them with another injured pacer, but further forced them to be cautious with Starc, despite the 22-year-old being in good shape and form.
The Aussies have used http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jackson-Munro-Bird-c65187 in the lineup.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bird-c48123 will replace fellow Tasmanian Hilfenhaus in the team after an impressive 12 months with the ball in the domestic circuit. However, as for Starc, he has to make way for Johnson, albeit reluctantly, as the management remain eager to manage his workload amidst fear of injury.
The left-armer has been in impressive form this summer, where he has taken 14 wickets from his last two Tests, which included a five-wicket haul at Hobart. Despite showing eagerness to play, Arthur said that the pacer will be rested for the clash as he is integral to the team’s future endeavours.
"That's a real tough decision to make," Arthur said. "It's a tough conversation with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daryl-Mitchell-c52533 and he took it very well. He's clearly very disappointed and I wouldn't expect anything other than that. We've just got to look and see the amount of cricket that we've got going forward. Mitch is integral to that.
"Mitch is our one quick bowler who plays in all three forms of the game. It is tough on Mitch but hopefully he misses one Test to make sure that we don't have another injury and that there's a lot of longevity with that decision and he's ready to go in the one-dayers, he's ready to go for the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and he's ready to go for the Ashes."
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