Published: Mar 31, 2016, 05:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 31, 2016, 05:08 PM (IST)
Mitchell Starc who has not played international cricket since November 2015 after having sustained a stress fracture is ready to make a comeback in Australia’s One-Day International (ODI) tri-series tour of the Caribbean in June, where they will take on the West Indies and South Africa. Starc was left out of Australia’s World T20 2016 campaign as the pacer had not recovered following an ankle surgery. Starc has claimed to have used his injury time in to seek advice on how he can further improve his bowling away from the pressures of international cricket. “One of the positives of this little layoff has been that I’ve been able to talk to a few people and discuss things that I might be able to change or get better at – little tweaks in my action that might improve my bowling,” Starc said. READ: Mitchell Starc makes comeback as Australia announce ODI squad for West Indies tour
According to cricket.com.au, the Australian pacer added, “That’s a positive that I can work on that away from cricket, away from competitive games. “It’s about looking at those positives and being able to come back bigger and stronger and hopefully back to the form that I was in before I [got injured].”
Starc who was the player of the tournament in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with 22 wickets at 10.18 and his performance was one of the major reasons for Australia to lift the trophy for a record fifth time. With the retirements of fast-bowlers Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson within six months of each other, Starc showed glimpses that he was ready to spearhead Australia’s Test attack too.
The fast bowler went on to add, “It’s about getting back to that consistency that I’d stated to find just before I broke down. I was getting to that stage where everything stated to click and that consistency that I’d been looking for for a while was starting to come together. So it was a bit frustrating that I broke down then but it’s a good sign for the future if I can come back to that [form].”
