AUS vs SL, ODI World Cup: Cummins says Australia ‘desperate to turn it around’ after losses against India, South Africa
The HinduAfter facing its heaviest World Cup defeat on Thursday against South Africa, Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted the mood in the camp was ‘flat’ but that his team is ready to turn it around when it takes on Sri Lanka at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Monday. Follow | ICC World Cup 2023 Points Table update, week 2 Conditions apply Cummins admits that given the vastness of the country, adapting to the conditions is something that the team is still learning and that ODI cricket, since it is played over day and night, is an entirely different ball game compared to T20s, a format the Australians are well acquainted with in Indian conditions. Moreover, Australia has won two tosses out of two so far in the tournament, with Cummins’ decision to bat against India and bowl against South Africa backfiring. After Australia lost its first two World Cup matches for the first time since 1992, Cummins says he doesn’t know what is implied when his side is accused of not playing the ‘Australian’ way but is aware that a team which was No.