Early problem with Cummins captaincy pinned

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Former nationalist skipper Ian Chappell has brought Australia's decision-making process into question aft the hosts failed to clinch triumph successful the 4th Ashes Test.

Some greats of the game, including Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh and David Lloyd, person argued that Pat Cummins took excessively agelong to state connected the 4th time of the Sydney fixture, aft England survived 102 overs to unit a draw.

But alternatively of becoming different professional of Cummins' declaration call, which was made aft a pb of 387 was compiled, Chappell has questioned if the skipper is listening to excessively galore opinions.

"My query would beryllium much on the lines of, 'Who's making the decision?'," Chappell said connected Wide World of Sports' Outside The Rope.

"Is it a combined thing? Captaincy tin beryllium a pugnacious occupation and I deliberation you've got to decide, 'This is however agelong I privation to springiness the bowlers to instrumentality the 10 wickets'. I would perceive to immoderate elder players, but blokes who are disconnected the tract – I'm not definite wherefore I'm listening to them due to the fact that they're not retired there. It's your vice-captain, your elder players who are retired there. They're fighting, they cognize what it's like."

Taylor said connected Outside The Rope that helium thought Cummins had a "terrific" 5th time arsenic captain, pointing to his measured usage of tweaker Nathan Lyon and willingness to usage part-time leg-spinners Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.

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The erstwhile nationalist skipper besides argued the SCG wicket was "not the transportation it utilized to be", saying "it's not a raging turner" and "balls aren't going up and down similar they utilized to towards the extremity of a game".

The gully successful the 4th Test followed India's colossal effort to salvage a stalemate connected the 5th time astatine the SCG the twelvemonth prior, erstwhile Ajinkya Rahane's men survived 131 overs against a Tim Paine-led Australia.

Chappell is simply a fervid advocator of Cummins arsenic captain.

"Anyone who is not inspired by Pat Cummins is simply a fool, due to the fact that he's easy the astir inspiring subordinate successful that Australian side," Chappell said.

"People who were querying his credentials arsenic a skipper don't cognize thing astir the game.

"Take (former Pakistan captain) Imran Khan's comment. He said, 'If you're going to beryllium a bully cricket skipper you've got to recognize bowling'. Well, who's going to recognize bowling amended than Pat Cummins? He is simply a bloody bowler. I deliberation he's done a terrific occupation successful that regard.

"He's got each the credentials to beryllium a captain. It'll get tougher for him, it's not each going to spell on similar this, but he'll beryllium a bully captain."

Australia volition purpose to circular retired a 4-0 bid triumph successful Hobart, matching the effect of the 2017-18 Ashes connected location soil.

The last match, to beryllium played astatine Bellerive Oval from tomorrow, volition spot Hobart big its first-ever Ashes Test.

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