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- Updated: August 5, 2016
“Not up to international standard” was the damning verdict of Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann after the tourists lost 11 for 77 on a hectic day in Galle to all but hand over the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy to Sri Lanka for the first time in its existence.
Lehmann, who recently signed a contract extension to remain coach until October 2019, was frank in conceding that his side does not appear to have improved in playing spin bowling on Asian pitches since a 2-0 drubbing by Pakistan in the UAE in 2014. He also admitted that his players were being conclusively beaten between the ears as well as on the scoreboard by the hosts.
“Disappointing full stop the way we played. Not up to international standard on that performance today,” Lehmann said. “Certainly haven’t played as we would like. Sri Lanka have played well and we haven’t. Can’t complain about the preparation from the lads and the work ethic, it gets down to the pressure in the middle of a Test match and being able to cope with it, and at the moment, we haven’t.
“Certainly, some blokes have to look at themselves and how they want to go about it in these conditions and how to succeed. We’ve talked a good game in the media and the press, how we want to play, but we’re certainly not showing up at the moment.
“I can’t put my finger on it really. It’s up to the players to get there and do that. We give them as much info as we possibly can, we’re pretty open in the way we want to play and the way we want to speak and all those sorts of things. It gets down to the players doing it on the ground, and at the moment, we’re letting ourselves down as a group. So they know what they …
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