After Australia’s debacles in the tour of the West Indies and Bangladesh, questions are being raised on the coaching style of Justin Langer. Leaks of players arguing with him have gone viral in Australian media and cricket experts including former Aussie wicketkeeper turned commentator, Adam Gilchrist have ringed alarm bells over the current situation. Gilchrist has opined that matters be sorted otherwise it could go as far as derailing the Australian summer which includes the Ashes.
The Australian limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch, who could not be part of the Kangaroos’ Bangladesh tour where they were humbled 1-4, feels that losses are magnifying even the things that could have previously gone unnoticed as part of the dressing room. The whole situation is telling given Australians were dismantled by a team against whom they had not lost a single T20I game previously.
“All I’ll say is when you lose, everything is magnified and everything is highlighted,” Finch said on the issue of the leaks.
Reasoning that bubble fatigue leads to frustration, the 34-year-old who underwent knee surgery just recently to get fit ahead of the T20 World Cup 2021, said, “With the players on tour with bubble fatigue and guys not having any escape while you’re on tour, you’re locked into cricket mode almost 24/7 because you can’t get out and go for a coffee down the road or you can’t go out for dinner somewhere else.”
“You’re literally just confined to the hotel 24/7. When you’re just around cricket the whole time, that can consume you so you get a little bit of burnout from that as well. And when you’re losing that just adds multiple layers to it as well,” he added.