Dean Jones wants Shaun Marsh to learn from Ponting and Clarke – Cricket News Update
Former Australian batsman, Dean Jones, feels that Shaun Marsh’s defence needs improvement and wants the left-handed top-order batsman to learn from the seasoned Australian batsmen, Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting.
Marsh is considered as one of the most talented young Australian batsmen and has been doing exceedingly well in patches during the last couple of years. However, the left hander has had a series to forget against India at home.
The Aussie selectors are showing a lot of faith in the left handed batsman and are prepared to give him time to learn. Marsh is expected to take up the role of Australia’s premier batsman in the coming years.
However, Jones, who himself was a top order batsman in his playing days, feels that Marsh does not have a solid defence, which is a prerequisite to success at any level of the game. Former right handed batsman believes that Marsh has all the shots in the book but he was dismissed against India playing defensive shots throughout the series.
Jones said, "I have said many times that failure at this level, or at any level for that matter, comes from an inability to play the defensive strokes properly. Marsh has played three poor forward defensive shots and two poor back-foot defensive shots that have led to dismissals in this Test series."
The senior Australian trio of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey made majority of the Australian runs, and took on the responsibility of guiding the team to good totals. Jones wants Marsh to take a leaf out of their books.
He further added that Marsh must make use of the opportunities before the selectors lose faith in him.
"Hopefully he has watched Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting very carefully on how straight they have defended and how they played the ball right under their nose. Test cricket is all about making sure you cash in when things are going well,” former cricketer added.
The tri-nation series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka is going to start from the 5th of February, 2012. It remains to be seen how Marsh shapes up in limited overs cricket.
Source:http://blogs.bettor.com/Dean-Jones-wants-Shaun-Marsh-to-learn-from-Ponting-and-Clarke-Cricket-News-Update-a126348
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