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Coach Brendon McCullum would be the first to go if England cannot bounce back from Perth defeat, warns Ian Healy | Cricket News

Coach Brendon McCullum would be the first to go if England cannot bounce back from Perth defeat, warns Ian Healy | Cricket News

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Former Australian cricketer, an Ashes legend and pundit, Ian Healy observed that England head coach Brendon McCullum’s head would be the first on the chopping block if the visitors fail to bounce back from the Perth jolt. “The coach would go first before the captain [Ben Stokes] because he’s a world-class player,” he told SEN Radio. “He will be performing – even if they are going down that badly. I think the coach has got to go because they’ve just outright flat batted any advice from others that know the history of the game and what you should try in certain conditions and moments,” he added. He opined that England should use common sense and shun their full-throttle aggression approach. “They’ve taken it upon themselves to do it this way and if it doesn’t work, they will be in trouble. If you want to play this way, you’d want to get better at it. You’re up against the conditions, a good Australian bowling attack and history. You have to have a bit of ticker and …

“I Got So Angry”: Ex-Australia Star Livid At Youngster After Duck vs India In Semi-Final

“I Got So Angry”: Ex-Australia Star Livid At Youngster After Duck vs India In Semi-Final

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Former Australian wicket-keeping great Ian Healy has questioned the tactical acumen of Cooper Connolly, saying he was “angry” with the way the opener handled India’s pace spearhead Mohammed Shami in the Champions Trophy semifinal in Dubai. Connolly, a late addition to the Australian squad and a surprise pick to open the batting against Rohit Sharma’s side ahead of Jake Fraser-McGurk in the last-four clash on Tuesday, was dismissed for a nine-ball duck by Shami. India defeated Steve Smith’s side by four wickets with Virat Kohli’s brilliance shining through on a slow wicket to make the final. “I got so angry. (Opening partner) Travis Head was gesturing about how slow the wicket was to his partner (in Connolly),” said Healy on SEN Radio. Australia were expecting Connolly to rise to the occasion, but the batter, playing only his fourth ODI, edged it behind the stumps. “Cooper Connolly just kept swinging. In those conditions, you have to work the ball around into gaps and not swing (for the fences). He faced nine balls for nought. …

If He Comes To Bowl, What Are You Going To Look At? Says Ian Healy On Matthew Kuhnemann’s Bowling Action Cleared By ICC

If He Comes To Bowl, What Are You Going To Look At? Says Ian Healy On Matthew Kuhnemann’s Bowling Action Cleared By ICC

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Australian cricket great Ian Healy has warned that the scrutiny over Matthew Kuhnemann’s bowling action may linger despite the left-arm spinner being cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Kuhnemann, who was reported for an illegal bowling action during the second Test against Sri Lanka last month, has been cleared by the world cricket’s governing body on Wednesday. His action has now been deemed to be legal, and the left-arm spinner will continue to bowl in international cricket. “If you go to the cricket next year and Kuhnemann comes on to bowl, what are you going to look at? That’s the bit that sticks, everyone will be looking now,” Healy said on SENQ Breakfast. Kuhnemann’s action was reported during Australia’s 2-0 Test series victory over Sri Lanka, where he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 16 scalps. The 28-year-old had underwent an independent bowling assessment at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane, where it was revealed that the amount of elbow extension for all his deliveries was within the 15-degree level of tolerance …

“He Can Make A Wrong Movement”: Wicket-Keeping Great Ian Healy Analyses Rishabh Pant’s Skills

“He Can Make A Wrong Movement”: Wicket-Keeping Great Ian Healy Analyses Rishabh Pant’s Skills

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File image of Rishabh Pant.© AFP Rishabh Pant is an invaluable cog in the India Test setup, and has already played several game-changing knocks in his 41-Test long career. However, if there has ever been a weakness in his game, it has been his wicket-keeping ability compared to the other top wicket-keepers in India. While his performance with the bat has hardly ever been questioned, Pant has faced question marks over his ability behind the stumps. Former Australia wicket-keeping great Ian Healy, who even Shane Warne labelled the best wicket-keeper to bowl to, has now analysed Pant’s skills. Healy stated that Pant’s wicket-keeping skill has improved incrementally. “Rishabh Pant is a work in progress, but I saw him in the mornings and like the drills he is doing; he is bound to improve more,” Healy told The Indian Express. “At times, as he (Pant) did when he dropped a catch in this series earlier, he can make an initial wrong movement. Some keepers like to move a touch to their left first and …

Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds | Cricket News

Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds | Cricket News

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Ian Healy had seen everything. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s dancing feet, the release from Shane Warne’s hand and the awareness that it was going to dip sharply and slide outside leg stump, and the intended shot through a deliberately untenanted midwicket. “Sometimes seeing too much can be a problem,” Healy smiles as rain buckets down at the Gabba. And the pressure. “Oh yes, the pressure. I definitely felt it that day.” Pakistan had needed 56 runs when the last man Mushtaq Ahmed joined Inzamam in that famous Karachi Test of 1994, but the equation now read just three runs to win. “Mushy scored 20! Don’t think he ever did it again! That kind of a day.” Warne, the captain Mark Taylor, and Healy had consulted and decided to leave the midwicket open. Inzamam would once tell this correspondent why he took the risk to aim for that gap. “Ho sakta hai ki main vahan pey panic ho gaya hoon [Perhaps I panicked then]. I could have done it in singles also. But that is the whole charm of …

“Get Him In”: Australia Great Calls For The Inclusion Of 30-Year-Old Uncapped Star For BGT 2nd Test

“Get Him In”: Australia Great Calls For The Inclusion Of 30-Year-Old Uncapped Star For BGT 2nd Test

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Former Australian wicketkeeper batter Ian Healy has urged the team think tank to seriously consider handing Beau Webster a Test cap in the pink ball fixture against India at Adelaide next week. The selectors on Thursday added the Tasmanian all-rounder to the squad for the second Test as a cover for Mitchell Marsh, who is managing an ankle issue. But Healy doesn’t want Webster to just be a “standby”. “I like that, but I don’t reckon standby, get him in,” Healy said on SEN Radio. “I don’t really like just adding him to the squad unless he’s going to play, drop the 12th man.” Marsh had pulled up sore after bowling the most overs he has in a Test match in three years during the Perth Test. As a result, Australia had to rely on spin and medium-pace overs from Marnus Labuschagne, along with five overs of off-spin from Travis Head during their 295-run humbling in the series opener. Webster, who is also a right-arm pacer like Marsh, is expected to come into …

Australia Great Crafts ‘Bash’ Virat Kohli Plan, Says “Have Him Jump, Duck, Weave, Bend”

Australia Great Crafts ‘Bash’ Virat Kohli Plan, Says “Have Him Jump, Duck, Weave, Bend”

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Virat Kohli during India’s 3-day simulation game© AFP Virat Kohli loves to perform against Australia but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour isn’t expected to be a bed of roses for him. Struggling for form over the last year or so, Virat has big expectations on his shoulders in the 5-match assignment. While Ricky Ponting is among those Australian cricketers who expect Kohli to bounce back Down Under, another great cricketer from the nation, Ian Healy, is busy crafting plans to counter the threat that the India batter poses. Giving a piece of advice to Pat Cummins and other Australian pacers, Healy has asked the Australian bowlers to cramp Kohli for space by bowling him in the body. “Body bash. Bowl at the back armpit, that’s the right arm as a right-handed batsman … and it’s got to be hot,” Healy told SENQ Breakfast. “Have him jumping at times if he wants to ride those deliveries – ducking, weaving, or bending backward. Healy wants a short-leg fielder to be placed for Virat, especially during the …

Ian Healy wants Australian quicks to target Virat Kohli’s body: ‘Make him jump, duck, weave and bend’ | Cricket News

Ian Healy wants Australian quicks to target Virat Kohli’s body: ‘Make him jump, duck, weave and bend’ | Cricket News

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Former Australia cricketer Ian Healy wants Australian pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc to attack Virat Kohli’s body in the first Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting from November 22 at Perth. “Body bash. Bowl at the back armpit, that’s the right arm as a right-handed batsman … and it’s got to be hot,” Healy told SENQ Breakfast. “Have him jumping at times if he wants to ride those deliveries – ducking, weaving or bending backwards. “Get that short leg position right next to him on the leg side and if you need a bumper, it’s got to go at the badge. He might try to bust out of a hard spell with a hook shot or pull shot and that will be hard to control if it’s badge height.” Kohli has been dominant in Australia in the previous tours as he is averaging 54.08 and has amassed six centuries in 13 Tests he has played in down under. India’s Virat Kohli bats in the nets at the Wankhede Stadium …

AUS vs PAK, 1st ODI: Ian Healy slams ‘Australian Boys’ Egos’ after tense win over Pakistan | Cricket News

AUS vs PAK, 1st ODI: Ian Healy slams ‘Australian Boys’ Egos’ after tense win over Pakistan | Cricket News

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AUS vs PAK: Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy didn’t mince words in his criticism of Australia’s lackluster batting in the first ODI against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Australia narrowly clinched a two-wicket win, chasing down Pakistan’s target of 204 in 33.3 overs. “We have a lot to learn,” Healy stated on SENQ. “We’re gearing up for the Champions Trophy, so there aren’t many opportunities left before a final team has to be selected. “We should be playing these games properly, but they’re treating it like a schoolyard. “It wasn’t good enough. We won, but just barely, with 17 overs to spare. “Gone is the ability to just knock it around. Josh Inglis and Steve Smith had to slow things down, and even they got out playing false shots. “Our shot selection was poor, and Matt Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk played like schoolyard bullies. “The disregard for conditions was unacceptable. The bowlers, including Mitch Starc, said during the innings break that the pitch was two-paced and uneven in bounce. “So what do we …

“Just Terrible, Unfair…”: Australian Great Apprehensive About “Unreasonable Wickets” In India

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Former wicketkeeper-batter Ian Healy has predicted a 2-1 win for India in the four-Test series against Australia beginning at Nagpur on February 9, provided the hosts don’t prepare “unreasonable wickets”. The two side will play four Tests for the Border-Gavaskar trophy with the series extremely crucial for India, as the World Test Championship (WTC) final spot is at stake. “They’ve (India) got a good team but I’m not too scared of their spinners unless they produce unreasonable wickets,” Healy was quoted as saying by SEN on Monday. “If they produce unreasonable wickets like they did half the series last time (we won’t win), two wickets were just terrible, unfair, spinners jumping over your head on day one. “So that type of thing they will play better on than we will, but if they get flat wickets that India used to put out, nice flat batting wickets and bowlers have to work really hard, I think we can do it. But (my prediction is) 2-1 India, if (Mitchell) Starc’s unavailable in the first Test,” added Healy. …