Justin Langer has hailed the West Indies’ “Calypso cricket”, conceding they were his heroes when he was growing up as he plans Australia to confront their present battery of fast bowlers.
The two teams, who have won seven out of the 11 World Cups so far between them, meet at Trent Bridge on Thursday after both traveled to happy with opening triumphs.
Head mentor Langer said defending champions Australia would need to modify their attitude to take on the West Indies quicks and other fast bowlers at the tournament in England and Wales.
“We’ve probably spent four months thinking and playing against spin bowling,” he said on Tuesday.
“We have to adapt to the West Indies no doubt, who have got a number of good, fast bowlers. South Africa will be the same. England will be the same. Have to adapt our game plan and adapt pretty quickly.
“Obviously a very dangerous team the way they bat and aggressive bowling, but they’ve got weaknesses as well and we’re playing pretty good cricket.”
West Indies, who won the first two World Cups, in 1975 and 1979, were the dominant force on the world game for two decades and boasted a succession of world-class fast bowlers and thrilling batsmen.
“When I was a kid it was Calypso cricket, and I think we’re seeing plenty of signs of Calypso cricket,” said Langer said.
“Running and bowling fast. They’re not necessarily going to be bowling the same spot every ball, but going to be exciting to watch. They all try to hit sixes most balls so Darren Bravo’s probably a little bit more unorthodox.
“Always exciting playing the West Indies. When I was growing up they were my heroes.”
Here’s everything people have to think about when and where to watch Australia versus West Indies match:
When will Australia versus West Indies match happen?
The match between Australia and West Indies will occur on 6 June, 2019.
Where will the match be played?
The Australia versus West Indies match will be played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
What time does the match start?
The Australia versus West Indies fixture will start at 3 pm IST, with toss scheduled at 2:30 pm IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast Australia versus West Indies match?
The match will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network in both standard as well as HD format, with live streaming on Hotstar.
Squads:
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w), Ashley Nurse, Andre Russell, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Shai Hope, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell
Australia: Aaron Finch (capt), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
