Harris unhappy with batsman-friendly tracks
4 Jan 2015 10:17 PM GMT
Harris has expressed his frustration over batting friendly pitches despite Australia being 2-0 up in the four-match series. “I don’t think the wickets have been as fast and bouncy. Obviously we have got results in two of the Tests. But as a bowling group we are always going to say we want a bit more bounce and grass,” Harris told reporters in Sydney on Saturday.
“That is what we (pace and bounce) had last year and that is where he (Johnson) excelled. Going on last year (Johnson) was able to do that because (of) obviously what Sidds (Peter Siddle) and I were doing but also the pace in the wickets. It is hard to fully criticise the wickets but I must admit it has been a lot harder than it was last year. Test cricket is always going to be hard, I am not saying we should get ridiculous bouncy wickets. But we go to India and get absolute shockers so it would be nice to get some green tops over here,” said Harris.
“That is what we (pace and bounce) had last year and that is where he (Johnson) excelled. Going on last year (Johnson) was able to do that because (of) obviously what Sidds (Peter Siddle) and I were doing but also the pace in the wickets. It is hard to fully criticise the wickets but I must admit it has been a lot harder than it was last year. Test cricket is always going to be hard, I am not saying we should get ridiculous bouncy wickets. But we go to India and get absolute shockers so it would be nice to get some green tops over here,” said Harris.
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