Australian spinners struggling with low bounce, admits skipper Pat Cummins

Spinner Nathan Lyon and companys effectiveness on Indian tracks has been curtailed because of low carry as they are used to bowling on bouncy Australian pitches conceded skipper Pat Cummins on ThursdayThough Australias young Test debutant spinner Todd Murphy took seven wickets Nathan Lyon could manage just one even as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja ran through the visitors batting lineup to help India win the Nagpur Test by an innings and 132 runsLyon bowled 49 overs in the opening Test with only Suryakumar Yadavs wicket to show for his effortsCummins said that his spin unit is still adjusting to the changesIts an adjustment Even the last game we saw a lot of around the wicket bowling whereas in Australia its mainly overthewicket bowling The close catchers dont feel like the ball is going to pop up as much when there isnt much bounce It is bit of an adjustment Cummins said on the eve of the second Test hereUsing sidespinners just changing up your angles a bit more All those things come into a bit more I think the bowlers did a really good job both spinners in the last game in Nagpur Its a bit of an adjustment but in some ways it doesnt get any betterTracks in western India are predominantly made with red soil while up north it is black soil While the colour of the soil had changed Cummins feels the nature of the pitch will not change a lotNot too sure really Its different soil here Delhi the black soil but it looks pretty similar I think its going to spin Thats our expectation and the wicket matches that We will see the skipper saidAlso Read India vs Australia Mind over battersAshton Agar or Matt KuhnemannThe skipper said that both rookie leftarm spinner Matt Kuhnemann and the tried and tested Ashton Agar were an option for the second TestWe are open to both Kuhnemann and Agar options Both we are really confident will do a fantastic job out there They both had long sessions the last couple of days and looked awesome If we wanted a third spinner variety wed be comfortable with either of those twoCummins wants Warner to counterattackThe best version of David Warner is when he counter attacks and Cummins wants the talismanic opener to employ that approach in the upcoming Test if he gets a chanceSo will Warner be in the scheme of things for the second TestIm not a selector I dont think theyve had a meeting but Im sure Davey Warner will be there You saw this year at the Boxing Day Test when he puts pressure back on the opposition hes pretty hard to bowl to Im sure thatd be part of his plan said CumminsHe has been batting really well here Even in the lead up I thought he was fantastic I know theres a lot of talk about spin bowling through the middle but with that new ball its sometimes the hardest time to bat as well said Cummins sounding confidentTwopacer theory has worked wellMitchell Starc has been recovering well from a finger injury and he will be in the scheme of things if Australia go with two fast bowlers in the playing XII think theres a conversation We will work that out by the end of today He Starc is one of the worlds premier bowlers in these type of conditions Well seeAs I said the wicket looks like it might turn a little bit I thought last week with two pacers that attack functioned quite well but I think whether its Starcy Starc another spinner Scotty Scott Boland variety in the attack does helpThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever