 Waugh feels ghost of Sydney Test still in Aussie minds
17th Jan 2008 09:01 IST
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"India's selectors obviously disagree because they axed from their team the man I felt might have bowled well in Perth Harbhajan," he said.
The Aussie pace battery may not have set the filed on fire by their performance but Waugh defended selection of four pacemen in the team on WACA strip.
"Choosing four quicks in a Test XI may be an unconventional move but it was undoubtedly the right one for the occasion. It may have been 16 years since Australia picked four quicks in a home Test but Perth's pace and bounce made it the right move."
Waugh also looked disappointed with the Indian team management's decision to give another chance to struggling opener Jaffer.
"I can not see how India can keep selecting opener Wasim Jaffer if he fails in the second innings.
"His series returns (38 runs at 7.6) are modest and his half-hearted offside waft for an edge behind off outstanding paceman Brett Lee yesterday was not the sort of shot you want to see from an opener.
"Good teams rely on opening batsmen having a hard-edged game, and this seems well beyond the reach of Jaffer in his current form," he said. |
