Tag: Docile nature of the pitch

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen calls out Australia's defensive approach in the first Test of Ashes 2023. Criticizing their bowling changes and field settings, Pietersen questions if Australia went straight to plan B. Despite England's scoring success, they lost crucial wickets and Australia's decision to drop an attacking bowler worsened their approach. Pietersen finds it fantastic to see Australia playing so defensively from England's perspective, adding that the rotation of strike makes the game feel short-form-like. Even with a docile pitch, Australia picked up three crucial wickets.