Australia punched themselves in the face even before the first ball was bowled: Greg Chappell

Quoting Mike Tyson, Australia legend Greg Chappell has slammed his team’s dismal performance in the first two Tests against India, saying the visiting team punched itself in the face long before the first ball was bowled. Was.’ Australia have already lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy after losing the first two matches of the four Tests. Both Test matches ended within three days, after which the Australian team was severely criticized by former cricketers.

Chappell said, “It was Mike Tyson who said before the bout against Evander Holyfield, ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.'” he wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald. “My concern after watching the first two Tests is that the Aussies punched themselves in the face long before the first ball was bowled.” Chappell questioned Australia’s preparations and plans for the current tour of India. Picked up “Formulating a strategy is one thing but preparing it on a flawed basis is an exercise in futility,” he said.

After losing the first Test in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs, Australia decided to go with just one fast bowler in captain Pat Cummins in Delhi. He dropped Scott Boland and handed his debut to left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnmann. Chappell said, “Australia needed to play to their strengths to win this series. Spin bowling is not our strength. For this, choosing spinners in the team is not the way to achieve success in India. “He said,” We should have chosen our best bowlers and trusted them and the batsmen should have supported them by performing well. .