While the former cricketers are busy in criticizing Australian coach Mickey Arthur for his decision of sacking the four players, Australian spin wizard Shane Warne has come out in his defence and has made it clear that, South African should not be made the sacpegoat for Australia defeat after the series.
Warne was quoted by Hindustan Times saying , "It’s unfair to make him a victim of Australia’s poor performances as the whole team is responsible for the series loss. Raising questions on an individual is not the right thing to do. The entire team is responsible for this debacle.”
He also backed the decision of sacking four players and added that, “There is obviously another side of the story that we are not looking at. I think there are some issues which needs to be addressed in the dressing room so that players can focus on their practice and performance.”
"These days spinners are expected to contain batsmen. In our times, when we were hit for sixes, it was okay. Our captains were patient with us, which is not the case now. It becomes important for captains at the first class level to be patient enough with their spinners and give them confidence when they are going for runs," he said.
He was quoted by Deccan Chronicle saying , "I think we are expecting way too much from our young brigade. Experienced side of ours took two tours to learn how to win on Indian wickets.”
“Expecting them to perform exceptionally in alien conditions is something that makes no sense at all. It’s just that guys are inexperienced but it’s good to see that they are trying their level best to be a better player every day,” he added.
Former spin legend went on to say that, "I am sure they would want to end the series on a bit of a high. It would have been a great learning curve for them and I hope they will come out much better in Ashes," he said.
As per the recent reports of Deccan Herald, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, was quoted saying that, he is happy with the way Australia made a comeback in the Mohali Test and has termed India tour as a great learning experience for the whole team.
“India is without a tough place to play not just because of turning tracks but also because of the weather conditions. I myself scored my first half-century on my second tour of India and my first century on my fifth tour after 15 attempts. It takes time and you need to be patient with whole new bunch of players who are still in their learning phase.”
"I found the first three of four tours I went there I couldn't score a run. It wasn't until a few tours down the track that I started learning about playing spin bowling and coping with the conditions that I started to work it out," Ponting added.
As per the reports of Times of India, "I hope Aussies play their best game in the final Test and end up on a winning note as they had a very tough one month where they have been grinded rigorously by Indian team," Ponting said. After Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting also came out in the support of coach Mickey Arthur and captain Michael Clarke, who are under fire for poor show and axing four players on disciplinary ground.
"You always come under pressure when you are not winning, no matter what your role. By the same token, when you win a game you are the one that gets the pat on the back, and that's the way you have got to look at it. Both the guys are very well experienced and I am very sure that they will come out of this situation really soon.”
