Former Test fast bowler Len Pascoe believes an improved depth in quality and genuine competition for places will drive Australia to a resounding series win over India this summer.
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While speaking about the upcoming Shaun Brown Cricket Coaching camps and the chance to head to Dubbo to help out the region's juniors, Pascoe also took time to look at the upcoming Test series against India.
"I think that we will win all the Tests against India," he said with confidence.
Indian captain and superstar Virat Kohli will only be available for the first Test, which starts in Adelaide on December 17, before heading home for the birth of his first child and his absence is one of the main reasons Pascoe can see the series being a whitewash.
But he's also been hugely impressed by the current batch of players pushing for Australian selection.
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"We're at the crossroads where we've got Cameron Green, a promising all-rounder, and Will Pucovski, who's had a fantastic start to the season, and fast bowlers all around the country doing great work," Pascoe said.
"The batsman are also firing so the pressure is back on the players at a senior level and it's good to see.
"Now we've got a situation where we've got real quality players in the Australian side and equally quality players trying to get in."
Pascoe also backed fellow fast bowler Mitch Starc to deliver in the Tests.
Starc came in for criticism from some quarters after a disappointing showing in the One-Day series against India, where he finished with 1/147 across the first two games before missing the third through injury.
He returned in Friday night's first Twenty20 and took 2/34 and Pascoe, who was part of the World Series Cricket revolution in the 1970s and 80s, said someone with Starc's sheer talents should never be left out of a side.
"For me, I enjoy watching Starc bowl more than anyone else," he said.
"He's got that extra bounce and out of all the fast bowlers the only one I believe could have survived in the Packer World Series Cricket period is Starc.
"He's got the height, pace and bounce and the only reason he strays a little and doesn't get results people expect is because he looks so good and you expect so much of him."
Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
