Justin Langer Rues Slow Over Rate That Costs Australia World Test Championship Finals

Australia head coach Justin Langer admitted on Tuesday that his side were indeed sluggish when they did not complete their overs on time during the second Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). This slow over rate penalty eventually took Australia one place in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). Tim Paine had four points in favor of slow over-rate as he was two overs behind in the second Test match against India. If Australia did not achieve these four points, they would have finished second in the WTC standings and would have clashed with India in the final.

“That may be the biggest thing I’ve said, but our manager Gavin Dovey, he was away, he went home to be with his family over Christmas. It wasn’t until after that game that we got Was not realized.Langer reported to SEN by Cricket.com.

“I remember we were in the team room later and I talked to our anal analyst Tim Paine and Danne Hills about it. I was a little bit serious about it and I felt like ‘I thought this was our world.’ There is a cost of a test championship. ‘ I later mentioned to the players that in two overs we could get the cost of the World Test Championship.

Earlier this year, Cricket Australia postponed the three-Test series against South Africa. As the series was postponed, Australia’s fate of reaching the final of the WTC depended on the series result between India and England.

“How often do you get docked points in Test cricket these days? Rarely. And we had it under our control, it’s a practical thing. At the time, we probably thought it wasn’t such a big deal – Players to be fined – “Langer said that after the World Cricket Championship (final) our cost was well over two years for Australian cricket.

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He said, “It’s very disappointing, but the lesson is what we can control, we have to control. And we can’t rest for a second in Test cricket.”

Horns will be played in the final of the WTC from 18 to 22 June between India and New Zealand. The match was to be played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, but on Monday, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla confirmed to ANI that the final will now be played at the Agus Bowl, Southampton.