World Cup: Australia back to their best, says New Zealand’s Tom Latham | Cricket News – Times of India
[ad_1]
This expectation remains unchanged, even though the five-time champions have had a sluggish beginning to their campaign.
Currently, the Australian team holds the fourth position in the standings, securing six points from five matches, with three consecutive victories, including a convincing win over the Netherlands in their most recent outing.
Cricket World Cup crisis for Team India: Hardik Pandya’s injury casts doubt on his 2023 world cup journey
“They’re obviously playing some fantastic cricket at the moment,” Latham told reporters on Friday.
“They didn’t probably start as well as they would have liked, but I think the form they’ve shown in probably the last three games is obviously the Australia that we know.
“They fight till the end pretty much every time and I guess every time we play each other it’s always a challenge. They’re a quality side, one of the best sides in the world for a reason and you certainly can’t take them lightly.”
Runners-up in 2019, New Zealand, third in the standings, have only lost to hosts India at the tournament.
“I think we’ve shown throughout this tournament that we’ve seen plenty of teams that on their given day can beat anyone,” Latham said.
“And Australia are no different. So, we’re expecting them to be at their best and hopefully we can play well as well and hopefully be a great game.”
