SWOT analysis of the Australian and Canadian batsmen - Part 1 - ICC World Cup 2011
Australia is all set to face minnows Canada in an ICC World Cup 2011 group match today. The World Champions have played four games, winning three, as one match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 was washed out due to rain. Canada has played five games, winning one and losing
four.
Of all the three departments of cricket, batting is the most significant, as it forms an innings, prolongs the match and plays a key role in a team’s victory. A healthy batting line-up, backed by effective bowling, makes a team invincible. The ongoing World
Cup, as it is being played on the dry and flat pitches of the Subcontinent, has proved to be more favourable and supportive to the batsman. It is evident from the big scores, long partnerships and world records being broken.
The following is a SWOT analysis of the Australian and Canadian batsmen:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clark-c51118 and David Hussey.
Watson is a right-handed opening batsman with extra-ordinary batting skills. He loves to play clean drives and aggressive shots that take the ball beyond the boundary. Watson seems to be in great form during his maiden World Cup, as in his three innings,
he scored 79 against Zimbabwe, 62 against New Zealand and 21 against Kenya. His aggression sometimes becomes his major weak point, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 is sometimes overly ambitious and gets bowled out making a simple mistake. He prefers to play fast instead of saving
his wicket.
Playing against Canada, his opportunity will come from his tremendous ability to take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748’s spinners like Balaji Rao and Parth Desai. Watson’s only threat may be his unabated aggression that is likely to come out against a minnow team.
Haddin, a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman, is the opening partner of Watson. He is a consistent player whose favourite shot is a lofted straight drive. Haddin has the natural ability and temperament to stabilise the innings. In his three innings of this
tournament, he scored 29 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kenya-c752. Haddin’s goal is to form a long partnership with Watson at the crease. His fault lies in hasty aerial shots that are often caught.
Playing against Canada, he will have an opportunity to hit the spinners hard. Balaji’s googlies can create problems for him and restrict his ability to play free in the middle overs.
Ponting is a sensible skipper and a skilled right-hand batsman. He loves to play cover drives and pull shots. Having joined the team for the World Cup after recovering from an injury, his performance has been mediocre, as he scored 28 against Zimbabwe, just
12 against New Zealand and 36 against Kenya. Facing the Canadian pace bowlers, Ponting may find himself struggling to get back into form and reach at least fifty. Over-confidence can be a weakness and a threat, as he can occasionally underestimate the opposition’s
field placing and get a silly run out. Ponting will be looking to put in a good performance and lead his team from the front.
Continued in Part 2
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