Steve Smith has known as out Australia legend Matthew Hayden for criticising Peter Handscomb’s batting as “un-Australian”.
The appearing captain took exception to Hayden’s feedback about Handscomb throughout Australia’s memorable nine-wicket win in opposition to India in Indore final week.
Hayden, arguably Australia’s biggest Test opener, was confused by Handscomb’s knock in the course of the first innings because the Victorian scored a defiant 19 from 98 balls.
“(Handscomb’s) strike rate of under 20 means that you are not going anywhere, and the scoreboard is not going anywhere, and that’s a product of some really tough batting conditions … he was sort of like a sitting duck in many ways,” Hayden mentioned in commentary.
“It’s almost un-Australian. I don’t want anyone out there to think that I’m overly criticising Pete, I’m not.
“It’s simply not fairly attacking sufficient. It’s such a difficult stability.”
Smith was asked about Handscomb during his press conference ahead of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, saying the 31-year-old had enjoyed an “excellent” sequence.
“The first two Test matches (31 and 72 not out) within the first innings of each and left just about stranded,” Smith mentioned on Wednesday.
“I used to be fairly dissatisfied to see among the feedback final Test match round him not enjoying the Australian method.
“He’s batted the same in the first innings throughout the whole series.
“His methodology has proved it is labored in tough circumstances.
“So I was shocked to see some comments about the way he was playing, because I think him and ‘Uzzy’ (Usman Khawaja) have probably been arguably our two best batters in this series.”
Hayden had been sad with the present Australia group gamers instantly following his finest good friend Justin Langer’s messy exit as coach.
In an interview final month, Hayden mentioned he had moved on and vowed to assist Australian gamers out in the event that they required any recommendation on the right way to bat in India.
Hayden’s legendary Test profession took off when he smashed 549 runs at a mean of 109.80 throughout Australia’s well-known tour of India in 2001.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
