With Josh Hazlewood anticipated to be obtainable for the sequence opener at Edgbaston beginning on Friday after recovering from a facet challenge, Australian selectors are going through a tricky name about which two of Hazlewood, Starc and Scott Boland ought to accompany Pat Cummins in Birmingham.
Starc and Boland took two wickets apiece in India’s first innings of the World Test Championship remaining though the left-armer went at greater than 5 runs an over.
“Certainly, tough decisions. I think you’ve just seen the way that Scotty’s bowled here already and what he offers. I think the beauty is that we all offer certain things and no one bowl is the same,” Starc mentioned.
“You’ve obviously got Michael Neser around as well and Sean Abbott. He plays here at Surrey so we’ve got a good contingent. Much like we did last tour here we picked attacks based on the grounds or who we were up against as well so whether that’s another plan of attack I’m not sure.
“The fact that we’ve got six quicks and two spinners around the group at the minute leaves options open for no matter what they want to do. Josh is getting himself right for that first Test. I think he’s having a trundle tomorrow. Scotty, either way, he’s bowled throughout the summer and certainly this week. Definitely makes it a hard decision as well. So yeah, it’s a good problem to have.”
Starc mentioned that in the end the WTC title needed to be Australia’s precedence in the intervening time.
“First and foremost, we need to win a Test championship and then we’ll focus on the England side with the next five Tests – but yeah, as I said before we all the bowlers complement each other differently with different skill sets and the way we go about it which I think creates again it creates a good problem to have in terms of selection.”
Originally printed as World Test Championship remaining: Day 4 reside, scoreboard, highlights
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
