Australia needs a “mindset shift” when it comes to batting in India to be any chance of winning the World Cup, according to former captain Aaron Finch.
The five-time champions were undone by spin in a first-up loss to India and while star batter Steve Smith declared their approach would always be decided by the surface, Finch said the Australians needed to take their aggression up a notch.
“Part of it comes down to how India bowled spin, but we also need to look at the way that Australia batted,” Finch said of the opening loss. “There was a bit of a lack of aggression from the Australian batters. I think they’ll be disappointed by the intent they showed and the fact that they weren’t able put any pressure back on India.
“The mood around Australia is still optimistic. With a nine-game group stage, you can afford a little slip-up here and there and it’s not fatal,” he said. Smith, who was Australia’s top scorer in the opening match with 46, said the Aussies wouldn’t get lost in planning without seeing the surfaces they were playing on after encountering a dry, turning pitch in Chennai.“We’ve talked as a group about playing to the surface that we’re on,” Smith said.
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