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Hope on David Warner and Mitch Marsh, Australia gears up for clash with Netherlands

After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets

Our Bureau And PTI New Delhi Published 25.10.23, 09:54 AM
David Warner in New Delhi on Tuesday.

David Warner in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI photo

Bolstered by the revival of David Warner and Mitch Marsh's batting form, a rejuvenated Australia will look for another dominating show against a tenacious Netherlands in a World Cup match here on Wednesday.

There is also a lot of optimism around Travis Head's return from hand injury after he hit the nets on Monday and Australia will hope to get his services against the Netherlands.

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After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets.

The Netherlands have been one of the success stories of this showpiece event as they stunned South Africa at Dharamsala.

However, beating Australia will take some doing.

The reasons behind Australia's turnaround include their top-order batting might, the return to form of spinner Adam Zampa and the consistent performances of pacers Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.

"I think individually everyone would have addressed that. To be honest I thought Pakistan bowled really well and gave us a bit of a blueprint on how to go about it certainly towards the back end of the innings," Marsh said.

"They're a very good outfit and... they came back strongly, and you expect that from teams like Pakistan."

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