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Friday, 16 December 2005 |
Australian cricket coach criticises batsmen
Australia cricket coach John Buchanan hit out at their batsmen for
throwing wickets away against South Africa and poor shot selection
resulted in them being bowled out for 258 in Perth.
"Up until lunch, South Africa were lacking in discipline with their line and length and we took advantage and exploited that.
"But come the second part of the day it was vice-versa, they tied their
discipline up and we made some wrong decisions on shots," said John
Buchanan.
Australia travelled to Perth from a one-day series in New
Zealand and struggled to adapt on a pitch offering far more pace for
the seamers but John Buchanan refused to use that as an excuse for rash
strokes.
"The transition is not always easy but that's what we have to do. I
thought our preparation was very good and there are no excuses about
the way we prepared for this game."
John Buchanan added: "It would be nice if we could live up to
everybody's expectations every time we bat and every time we bowl but
the reality is that it is international sport, it's very competitive
and we're just not super-human."
Makhaya Ntini was the pick of South Africa's attack with figures of
5-64, three of his wickets coming in quick succession after tea to
expose Australia's tail.
"We were a little bit nervous because it's the first time we've played
a Test for six months. But after lunch everyone was pumped up and it
paid off.
"We needed to do something special today and to take five wickets against Australia is a huge achievement," he said.
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