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Mark Taylor Raises Questions Over David Warner's Test Career
Warner scored just 26 runs in the BGT 2023.
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AUS vs SA: Former skipper urges Australia to go with five bowlers for third Test
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Former Australia cricketers talk about Kohli's six against Rauf
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Mark Taylor on Cameron Green's absence from Australia's T20 WC squad
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IPL 2021: I was a little surprised that so many of the Australians went over there says Mark Taylor
Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor is surprised to see so many of his Australian compatriots continuing their IPL duties as a player and a part of the management of their respective franchises. With the second wave of COVID-19 creating a ruckus all over India, three Australian cricketers including Andrew Tye, Liam Livingstone, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson has pulled out of the tournament midway. However, there are fourteen Australian players present in the IPL at the moment along with coaches and commentators and Mark Taylor is surprised to see them continue their duties. He further added that with guys like Pat Cummins earning a huge amount from a single season it is hard for him to quit the tournament but for someone like Steve Smith who was bought at 2.2 crores he was surprised to see him continue. “I was a little surprised that so many of the Australians went over there. If you’re Pat Cummins, he’s on something around (Rs 15.5 crore), so that’s very hard to knock back for six weeks of playing cricket,” Taylor said during a discussion on ‘Channel 9′. “Steve Smith was an interesting one because his contract was about Australian dollars 350,000 (Rs 2.2 crore with Delhi Capitals), which is not to be sneezed at but for a guy like Steve Smith, it’s not as big a contract as it probably should have been. I was surprised he decided to go,” Taylor added. Australian opener Chris Lynn recently made a comment that the Australian Cricket Board should organise a chartered flight for all of his members to help them fly back after the tournament. He had also said that since the board takes some percent of their IPL salary it’s their duty to make sure that the players return home safe and secure. Taylor called the comment “very rich”. “I think Chris Lynn’s comments were very rich, absolutely,” Taylor said was quoted as saying on Sports Sunday. “The 10 per cent Cricket Australia does receive from a player’s contract over there surely has got something to do with actually providing the cricketer with some coaching, education along the way to become an IPL-worthy cricketer,” he further explained. While players like Zampa, Tye and Kane Richardson has returned home there are several Australian players and coaches still continuing their duties. Despite India going through tumultuous times, Taylor feels that the players and the coaches are feeling secure in the bio-bubble atleast for the moment. “Ponting is over there, Warner, Brett Lee there. Good mates of mine, Brad Haddin, Trevor Bayliss are coaching over there. I haven’t heard much from them apart from that, they’re there to see (out) the end of the tournament,” Taylor said. “A lot of the players have actually said they feel comfortable in the bubble they’re in; but what they would like once the tournament’s over… “I think the Australian players and coaches are hoping that they’ll get home ASAP. That is what they’re after at this stage,” Taylor signed off.
India-Australia rivalry no less than Ashes, India can breach 'fortress' Gabba: Mark Taylor
The rivalry between India and Australia has been ratcheting up in the last few years with the rise of India in overseas conditions and in the views of former Australian captain Mark Taylor, the rivalry between the two sides have scaled up new heights to challenge the rivalry of the Ashes series. In a column written for Sydney Morning Herald, Taylor opined that India have risen well as a team and beyond his expectations are challenging his country in their own backyard. However, he still termed Ashes triumph as the most ‘coveted’ trophy for the Australians. “For a sport that was once dominated by Australia and England, the rise of India as a superpower has dramatically altered the political landscape of world cricket and created another major rivalry. The Ashes urn remains the most coveted prize for Australian cricket but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is not far behind,” Taylor wrote in his Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece. He said that the Indian teams have struggled in the past in Australia and hence he never thought they can challenge the Aussies at their home ground, but the performances in the last series and three matches of the ongoing series establish that they have become far more competitive on the Australian soil. “The importance of the series has escalated significantly in the past six years as each side has become more competitive away from home,” Taylor added. Talking about the series-decider game starting January 15 at the Gabba, which Taylor very reluctantly says a fortress of the home side, he said India have managed their resources well even after losing so many of their players due to injuries and that there is more pressure on Tim Paine and company going into the Gabba Test. Although he marked Australia as the favourite to win the Test, he did not hold back saying India have a real chance of trouncing the hosts at their most-suited ground but for that to happen, they will have to play out of their skins. “Throughout my career, I never felt India would trouble us in Australia but with one Test remaining they are still a chance to retain the trophy here and, if they play right out of their skins, win back-to-back series,” Taylor wrote further. “I have loved the way India have competed despite losing so many top-line players to injury. The pressure is right on Tim Paine and his Australian team, who have close to every advantage available to them.” He pointed out the lack of experience in the Indian bowling department as Mohammed Siraj who has the experience of two Test matches under him is set to lead the bowling attack at the Gabba. He said that the absence of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who is likely to miss the series decider due to abdominal strain, is similar to Australia missing Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. He said that the Indians have their task cut out but it’s not insurmountable to defeat Australia and if they are able to pull it off in Brisbane, the win will go down as one of the greatest wins in the modern era of cricket. “Already weakened by the absence of captain Virat Kohli, India could well be without their first-choice pace attack if Jasprit Bumrah is out, as expected. To put that into perspective, how would Australia fare without Steve Smith, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc? Ajinkya Rahane may well be relying on a paceman playing his third Test, Mohammed Siraj, another in his second, Navdeep Saini, and a debutant to lead the charge at the pace-friendly ground. It's a mighty challenge but not insurmountable if they have the right mindset,” Taylor emphasized. “If India can get the job done in Brisbane and beat a strong Australian side close to full strength, it will go down as one of the greatest series wins in modern times.” The Indian side has had a tumultuous period in Australia with many first-choice plates returning home due to injuries in the early part of his career while some others have faced long-term injuries in the Sydney Test. Australia have not been defeated at the Gabba since 1988 and the last match between the sides on this ground resulted in a four-wicket win for the hosts in the 2014-15 series. India won the last series between the sides in Australia in 2018 and hence even a draw would enable them to retain the Border Gavaskar trophy whereas for the Australians a win at the Gabba is must to regain the trophy they last won in the 2014-15 series.